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brutforce

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In the 1850s, the growth rate of real wages in U.S. manufacturing slowed to nearly zero because
 a. the demand for manufacturing labor and the supply of manufacturing labor increased by approximately the same amount during this period.
  b. the demand for manufacturing labor and the supply of manufacturing labor decreased by approximately the same amount during this period.
  c. the demand for manufacturing labor increased more rapidly than the supply of manufacturing labor during this period.
  d. the demand for manufacturing labor increased while the supply of manufacturing labor decreased during this period.

Question 2

The income elasticity of demand for agricultural products is typically
 a. less than zero.
  b. greater than zero, but less than one.
  c. greater than one.
  d. infinity.


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aliotak

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Reply #1 on: Jun 30, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a. the demand for manufacturing labor and the supply of manufacturing labor increased by approximately the same amount during this period.

Answer to Question 2

b. greater than zero, but less than one.

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Reply 2 on: Jun 30, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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