Some economists believe that the U. S. economy as a whole can be modeled with the production function.

An office manager is concerned with declining productivity. despite the fact that she regularly monitors her clerical staff four times each day—at 9: 00 am, 11: 00 am, 1: 00 pm, and again at 3: 00 pm—office productivity has declined 30 percent since she assumed the helm one year ago. would you recommend that the office manager invest more time monitoring the productivity of her clerical staff? explain.

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Investment x offers to pay you $5,700 per year for 9 years, whereas investment y offers to pay you $8,300 per year for 5 years. if the discount rate is 6 percent, what is the present value of these cash flows? (do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.) present value investment x $ investment y $ if the discount rate is 16 percent, what is the present value of these cash flows? (do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.) present value investment x $ investment y