PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS(LOOSELEAF)
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ISBN: 9781260110920
Author: Frank
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 7, Problem 6P
(a)
To determine
Determine the total output and the average labor productivity.
(b)
To determine
Determine the strategy to reallocate the workers, total output, and the average labor productivity.
(c)
To determine
Determine the total output and the average labor productivity.
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