The Service Sector Has Lower Productivity Improvements Than the Manufacturing

question 37

Multiple Choice

The service sector has lower productivity improvements than the manufacturing sector because

• A) the service sector uses less skilled labor than manufacturing
• B) the quality of output is lower in services than manufacturing
• C) services usually are labor-intensive
• D) service sector productivity is hard to measure
• E) none of the above

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