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. 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
I think the answer is the supreme court.
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Answer:
Being politically open
Explanation:
The social conflict approach is a framework for building theory that sees society as an arena of inequality that generates conflict and change. Sociologists use the social conflict approach to study the ongoing conflict between dominant and more disadvantaged groups
 
        
             
        
        
        
The term scarcity in economics refers to the fact that:
a.  economic wants are limited and resources are abused
b.  even in the riches country some people go hungry
c.  no country can produce enough products to satisfy everybody's economic wants
d.  it is impossible to produce too much of any particular good or service in a market economy