ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

BUSINESS CYCLES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which BEST describes productivity?
A
the interaction of buyers and sellers
B
the relationship of inputs and outputs
C
producing at high opportunity costs
D
trading based on absolute advantage
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Productivity is commonly defined as a ratio between the output volume and the volume of inputs. In other words, it measures how efficiently production inputs, such as labour and capital, are being used in an economy to produce a given level of output.

Detailed explanation-2: -In economics, productivity refers to how much output can be produced with a given set of inputs. Productivity increases when more output is produced with the same amount of inputs or when the same amount of output is produced with less inputs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Productivity is a measure of economic performance that compares the amount of goods and services produced (output) with the amount of inputs used to produce those goods and services.

Detailed explanation-4: -In macroeconomics, we call the connection from inputs to outputs for the entire economy an aggregate production function.

Detailed explanation-5: -The level of productivity is the single most important determinant of a country’s standard of living, with faster productivity growth leading to an increasingly better standard of living.

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