In Recent Years,garbage Collection Has Changed Dramatically

question 96

Multiple Choice

In recent years,garbage collection has changed dramatically.Twenty-five years ago a crew of up to 4 or 5 workers and 1 truck collected residential garbage.Now collection is often done by one driver and 1 more fully automated truck.What is an explanation for this change?

• A)Over long periods of time,labour is always replaced by capital.
• B)Over long periods of time,capital is always replaced by labour.
• C)Firms and municipalities substituted away from an increasingly expensive factor (labour)and toward an increasingly inexpensive factor (capital).
• D)Firms and municipalities substituted away from a factor whose price was falling (labour)and toward a factor whose price was rising(capital).
• E)The marginal product of labour was falling over time while the marginal product of capital was rising.

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Definitions:

Causal Attribution

The process by which individuals infer the causes of events, others' behaviors, and their own behavior.

Upward Counterfactual

Imagining a better outcome than what actually occurred, often leading to feelings of dissatisfaction or motivation for improvement.

Downward Counterfactual

Thought processes where individuals imagine worse alternatives to events that have occurred, often leading to feelings of relief or contentment.

Stable Internal

Refers to internal, enduring attributes or traits of a person that are consistent across different situations and over time.