Changes in Total Factor Productivity Are Plausible Causes of Business

question 55

Multiple Choice

Changes in total factor productivity are plausible causes of business cycles because productivity-induced business cycles correctly predict

• A) real wages and total hours must be procyclical.
• B) real wages and consumption must be procyclical.
• C) total hours worked and consumption must be procyclical.
• D) consumption and government spending must be procyclical.
• E) consumption and total factor productivity must be procyclical.

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Definitions:

Job Shop Operations

A manufacturing process structure where small batches of a variety of custom products are made.

Make-To-Order

A production strategy where products are only manufactured after receiving a customer's order, allowing for customization.

Modular Bills

Bills of material organized by major subassemblies or by product options.

Phantom Bills

refer to a bill of materials used in manufacturing for temporary or virtual assemblies that are not physically built but are needed for planning or costing purposes in complex manufacturing projects.