Because Workers in Canada Work Fewer Hours Per Week, on Average

question 92

Multiple Choice

Because workers in Canada work fewer hours per week, on average, than they did over 100 years ago,

• A)workers in Canada are worse off than they were over 100 years ago.
• B)workers in Canada earn less income than they did over 100 years ago.
• C)GDP is lower than it would be if Canadian workers worked the same hours that they did over 100 years ago.
• D)GDP is higher than it would be if Canadian workers worked the same hours that they did over 100 years ago.
• E)GDP is higher due to the technological progress made by people in their time off.

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