7. In Australia the (w) is 10 Australian dollars (AUD) per worker per hour, and the rental price of capital (r) is 2 AUD per machine per hour. Then the wage in units of machines-defined as the amount of machines that could be bought with one hour's wage-is calculated a. by the formula w xr and is equal to 20 machines b. by the formula w/r and is equal to 5 machines c. by the formula w +r and is equal to 12 machines d. by the formula w -r and is equal to 8 machines

7. In Australia the (w) is 10 Australian dollars (AUD) per worker per hour, and the rental price of capital (r) is 2 AUD per machine per hour. Then the wage in units of machines-defined as the amount of machines that could be bought with one hour's wage-is calculated a. by the formula w xr and is equal to 20 machines b. by the formula w/r and is equal to 5 machines c. by the formula w +r and is equal to 12 machines d. by the formula w -r and is equal to 8 machines

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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