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Read the news dip, then answer the following question. U.S. Workers World's Most Productive Workers in developing Asian economies who work more hours than Americans arel Americans work longer hours than those in most other rich nations. Americans not the world's most productive workers because also produce more per person during the year, but only part of the U.S productivity growth can be explained by the longer hours Americans work. Americans also create more wealth per hour o work. U average of 1,804 hours in 2006, compared to 1,564.4 for the French, but far less than the 2,200 hours that Asians worked. But the Asian countries the average labor productivity is lower. firms that produce in developing Asian economies have smaller profits employees worked 0 B. productivity depends on how much real GDP each hour of labor can OC. the extra hours worked by people in the developing Asian economies D. Americans are paid more than workers in the developing Asian than firms that produce in the United States produce bring diminishing returns Source: CBS News, September 3, 200 economies

Explanation / Answer

Workers in developing Asian economies work more hours than Americans are not the world's most productive workers because:

B. productivity depends on how much real GDP each hour of labor can produce.

This is because American worker's real GDP exceeds Asian worker. And as productivity depends on how much real GDP each hour of labor can produce, that's why Asian economies are not the world's most productive workers.