A Company Uses 50 Workers and 20 Units of Capital

question 41

Multiple Choice

A company uses 50 workers and 20 units of capital to produce 400 units of output. If this company increases its capital to 30 units and, as a result, its output increases by 100 units, the productivity of labor ________ to ________ units per worker.

• A) increases; 10
• B) increases; 2
• C) increases; 5
• D) decreases; 4

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Definitions:

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