A Company Uses 100 Workers and 30 Units of Capital

question 183

Multiple Choice

A company uses 100 workers and 30 units of capital to produce 500 units of output. If this company increases its capital to 50 units and, as a result, its output increases by 300 units, the productivity of labor ________ to ________ units per worker.

• A) increases; 8
• B) increases; 1
• C) increases; 3
• D) decreases; 4

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