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captainjonesify

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The division of labor refers to
 a. discrimination in labor markets
  b. separating a job into smaller tasks completed by different people
  c. one worker who divides his time among different jobs and duties
  d. defining a job according to the appropriate sex
  e. the fact that two 20-year-olds are more productive than one 40-year-old

Question 2

Fast food is faster and cheaper than a similar meal you could prepare for yourself. Which of the following does not explain that fact?
 a. meal preparation has been divided into many separate tasks
  b. larger-scale production allows the introduction of more efficient machines
  c. workers gain productivity at a task over time
  d. there is less time lost moving from one task to another
  e. workers are more productive when they are being paid



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

E



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