According to the Traditional View, in What Direction Is the Slope

question 189

Multiple Choice

According to the traditional view, in what direction is the slope of the production function, with capital per worker on the horizontal axis and output per worker on the vertical axis?

• A) The slope is positive and becomes steeper as capital per worker rises.
• B) The slope is positive and becomes flatter as capital per worker rises.
• C) The slope is constant.
• D) The slope is negative and becomes steeper as capital per worker rises.

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Definitions:

Isoprene Units

Five-carbon hydrocarbon monomers that make up certain lipids such as carotenoids and steroids.

Carotenoids

A class of pigments found in plants that are responsible for yellow, orange, and red colors and play roles in photosynthesis and photoprotection.

Steroids

Complex molecules containing carbon atoms arranged in four attached rings, three of which contain six carbon atoms each and the fourth of which contains five (e.g., cholesterol and certain hormones, including the male and female sex hormones of vertebrates).

Purine Base

A type of nitrogen-containing base, including adenine and guanine, which are components of DNA and RNA.