A Disadvantage of Total Factor Productivity Over Partial Productivity Is

question 149

Multiple Choice

A disadvantage of total factor productivity over partial productivity is that

• A)it focuses attention on a single input.
• B)it compares multiple physical inputs with outputs.
• C)the input is a fixed amount.
• D)operations personnel find financial measures more difficult to understand than physical measures.
• E)cause and effect relationships are more easily identified.

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Understand the concept and impacts of rent seeking, logrolling, and special-interest effects in government decision-making.

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Analyze the role and effects of majority voting and the paradox of voting in political decisions.

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