Which of the Following Events Would Lead to an Increase

question 67

Multiple Choice

Which of the following events would lead to an increase in the marginal product of labor for every quantity of labor?

• A)An increase in the real wage
• B)A decrease in the real wage
• C)A favorable supply shock such as a fall in the price of oil
• D)An adverse supply shock, such as a reduced supply of raw materials

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Definitions:

Scattergraph

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Least Square Regression

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Independent Variable

A variable in an experiment or model that is manipulated or changed to assess its effects on a dependent variable.

Scattergraph

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