Gamma Has $30,000 of Capital Per Worker, While Omega Has

question 11

Multiple Choice

Gamma has $30,000 of capital per worker, while Omega has $7,500 of capital per worker. In all other respects, the two countries are the same. According to the principle of diminishing returns to capital, an additional unit of capital will increase output ________ in Gamma compared to Omega, holding other factors constant.

• A)more
• B)less
• C)not at all
• D)by the same amount

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Definitions:

Price Elasticity

An indicator of the sensitivity of the demand for a product to fluctuations in its price, represented by the percentage change.

Quantity Demanded

The specific amount of a product that buyers are willing to purchase at a given price, holding all other factors constant.

Absolute Value

A mathematical function that describes the distance of a number on the number line from zero, disregarding its direction; always a non-negative value.

Midpoint Method

A technique used in economics to calculate the elasticity of demand or supply, minimizing the bias in calculation by taking the average of the initial and final quantities and prices.