Which of the Following Is an Example of Productive Inefficiency

question 44

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of productive inefficiency?

• A) Scientists discover a new substance that dramatically increases potential steel production.
• B) A demographic boom leads to a rise in the number of workers in the labor force.
• C) The rate of unemployment falls to zero.
• D) Computer technicians are forced to answer telephones rather than perform their normal duties.
• E) Due to economic growth,the economy reaches a new point along its production possibilities frontier.

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