One situation that would definitely NOT lead to an increase in productivity is
D. an increase in the cost of factors of production .
An increase in the cost of production would rather lead to a decrease in productivity - it would make the production more difficult.
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Answer:
Economists are important because they study a certain resource and figure out how to distribute it to others to get as well.
Explanation:
For example, An Economist might be studying a very scarce resource. This resource is something that is needed in everyday life. What an economist will do is find a way to make sure this resource is available to everyone. They could so this by creating another version of it or a different kind of it to distribute. Then they are helping the economy.
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Ascribed status is the social status a person is assigned at birth or assumed involuntarily later in life. It is a position that is neither earned nor chosen but assigned.