Table: Revenues and Costs for Two Industries Manufacturing Sales revenue =PMQM= $100 Payments to labor =W.LM= $70 Payments to capital =RK K= $30 Agriculture Sales revenue =PA QA= $100 Payments to labor =W.LA= $60 Payments to capital =RTT= $40 Suppose that the table gives payments to labour, land, and capital in the manufacturing and agriculture sectors. Suppose further that the price of manufactured goods increases by 10% (PM) and wages increase by 10%; then, if the quantities of output, labour and capital do not change in the manufacturing sector, the rental rate on capital will:
Table: Revenues and Costs for Two Industries Manufacturing Sales revenue =PMQM= $100 Payments to labor =W.LM= $70 Payments to capital =RK K= $30 Agriculture Sales revenue =PA QA= $100 Payments to labor =W.LA= $60 Payments to capital =RTT= $40 Suppose that the table gives payments to labour, land, and capital in the manufacturing and agriculture sectors. Suppose further that the price of manufactured goods increases by 10% (PM) and wages increase by 10%; then, if the quantities of output, labour and capital do not change in the manufacturing sector, the rental rate on capital will:
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![Table: Revenues and Costs for Two Industries
Manufacturing
Sales revenue =PM QM= $100
Payments to labor =W.LM $70
Payments to capital =RK K= $30
Suppose that the table gives payments to labour, land, and capital in the manufacturing and
agriculture sectors. Suppose further that the price of manufactured goods increases by 10%
(PM) and wages increase by 10%; then, if the quantities of output, labour and capital do not
change in the manufacturing sector, the rental rate on capital will:
Select one:
a. decrease by 16%.
b. increase by 21.67%.
increases by 10%.
O d. decrease by 21.67%.
Agriculture
Sales revenue =PA QA= $100
Payments to labor =W.LA= $60
Payments to capital =RȚT= $40
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Transcribed Image Text:Table: Revenues and Costs for Two Industries
Manufacturing
Sales revenue =PM QM= $100
Payments to labor =W.LM $70
Payments to capital =RK K= $30
Suppose that the table gives payments to labour, land, and capital in the manufacturing and
agriculture sectors. Suppose further that the price of manufactured goods increases by 10%
(PM) and wages increase by 10%; then, if the quantities of output, labour and capital do not
change in the manufacturing sector, the rental rate on capital will:
Select one:
a. decrease by 16%.
b. increase by 21.67%.
increases by 10%.
O d. decrease by 21.67%.
Agriculture
Sales revenue =PA QA= $100
Payments to labor =W.LA= $60
Payments to capital =RȚT= $40
C.
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