Productivity Measures (Such as Output Per Worker-Hour) and Wage Rates

question 67

Multiple Choice

Productivity measures (such as output per worker-hour) and wage rates adjusted for inflation in the United States are

• A) inversely related.
• B) unrelated.
• C) directly, but not closely, related.
• D) directly and closely related.

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