EBK PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
EBK PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780133803648
Author: CASE
Publisher: PEARSON CUSTOM PUB.(CONSIGNMENT)
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Chapter 16, Problem 1P
To determine

Increase in output without a proportional increase in workers.

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United States is a capital intensive nation, where labor is substituted for the capital. Therefore the productivity will increase without the increase in workers.  Therefore, United States can produce more output with fewer workers.

Economics Concept Introduction

Total output: It is the sum total of all final goods and services produced in an economy.

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