Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Long-run costs and economies of scale

Long-run costs and economies of scale — practice question

Demand has shifted away from goods made by labour-intensive production methods towards similar goods made with high-technology production methods. As a result, overall unemployment has risen. What is the best policy to reduce this type of unemployment?

  • Areduce the rate of income tax
  • Bincrease the rate of interest on borrowing for investment
  • Csubsidise products produced by labour-intensive methods
  • Dsubsidise exports produced by high-technology industries

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