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1. Due to the presence of diminishing returnsto capital, doubling the amount of

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Question

1. Due to the presence of diminishing returnsto capital, doubling the amount of physical capital available forone worker to use will _______. (Points: 1)
      decrease output by less than a factor oftwo
       increase output by lessthan a factor of two
       increase output by exactlya factor of two
       increase output by morethan a factor of two


2. From the standpoint of economic growth,banks are important to ______. (Points: 1)
       fight inflation
       keep interest rateslow
       channel savings intoinvestment
       channel investment intosavings


3. Economies with higher growth rates tend tobe those that _______. (Points: 1)
       have large amounts ofnatural resources
       have a stable governmentthat protects property rights
       have high levels ofgovernment regulation
       have all of theabove

Explanation / Answer

1. Due to the presence of diminishing returnsto capital, doubling the amount of physical capital available forone worker to use will _______. (Points: 1)       decrease output by less than a factor oftwo        increase output by less than a factor of two - even thoughdouble amount of capital will increase ouput, but not byproportional amount        increase output byexactly a factor of two        increase output by morethan a factor of two 2. From the standpoint of economic growth,banks are important to ______. (Points: 1)        fightinflation        keep interest rateslow        channel savings into investment -only way tomake money        channel investment intosavings 3. Economies with higher growth rates tend tobe those that _______. (Points: 1)        have large amounts ofnatural resources        have a stable governmentthat protects property rights        have high levels ofgovernment regulation        have all of the above - allcould make difference as to prevent social cost(incresing)