Suppose Each Worker Must Use Only One Shovel to Dig

question 12

Multiple Choice

Suppose each worker must use only one shovel to dig a trench,and shovels are useless by themselves.In the short run,an increase in the price of shovels will result in

• A) fewer shovels being purchased.
• B) more workers being hired.
• C) a decrease in the firm's output.
• D) no change in the firm's output.

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