A.B. Denson Company had been employing 6 workers and 8 tons of raw materials, using 2,000 square feet of plant space. The firm increased its work force to 12 workers utilizing 16 tons of raw materials in a plant space increased to 4,000 square feet. Total number of units of output increased from 78 to 160 . What kind of returns to scale is the firm experiencing? Defend your answer

Increasing returns to scale. All inputs were doubled and output more than doubled (160/78 = 2.05).

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If the marginal propensity to save (MPS) is 0.5 and net exports falls by $100 million, then

A) real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will increase by $100 million. B) real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will fall by $200 million. C) real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will not change. D) the effect on real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) cannot be determined from the given information.

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