6. ? Suppose output is growing 4% each year, labor is growing 1% each year, and capital is growing 3% each year. Suppose also that capital's share of national income is 35% and labor's share of national income is 65%. Calculate how much technology is growing each year.
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Since capital's share is 35% and labor's share is 65%, we can calculate the growth rate of national income as follows: Growth rate of national income = (growth rate of capital * capital's share) + (growth rate of labor * labor's share) = (3% * 35%) + (1% * 65%) = Show more…
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