Suppose K Grows at a Rate $\bar { g } _ { k } = 6$

question 21

Multiple Choice

Suppose k grows at a rate $\bar { g } _ { k } = 6$ percent and l grows at a rate $\bar { g } _ { i} = 9$
Percent. If $y = k ^ { \frac { 1 } { 3 } } l ^ { - \frac { 4 } { 3 } }$ ,
Then y grows at:

• A) -6 percent
• B) 5 percent
• C) 6 percent
• D) -10 percent
• E) 12 percent

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