After Increasing at More Than 2 Percent Per Year Between

question 147

Multiple Choice

After increasing at more than 2 percent per year between 1950 and 1973, the growth rate of average labor productivity ________ between 1973 and 1995, and ________ between 1996 to 2007.

• A)slowed; decreased even more
• B)speeded up; accelerated even more
• C)slowed; picked up
• D)speeded up; slowed

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Definitions:

Bottled Water

Packaged drinking water sold in plastic or glass bottles, often purified or spring water, catering to consumer demand for convenient and perceived safe drinking water.

Marginal Cost

The variation in the overall expense that occurs when one more unit is produced, fundamentally representing the expense of manufacturing an extra unit of a product.

Overallocated

A situation in which resources, rights, or goods are distributed in excess of the optimal or desired level, often leading to inefficiency or scarcity in other areas.

Creative Destruction

A process whereby old, outdated industries and technologies are destroyed and replaced by new, innovative ones, driving economic growth.