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This Question: 1 pt 22 of 45 (12 complete) This Test: 45 pts possible Segment com reorganized its office as part of its anti-distraction campaign. According to an article in the Wal Street Journal the company cut back on its internal text messag ng service and moved"some ot its communication back to email to reduce the number of notifications employcos were receiving. Source: Rachel Feintzeig, How One Firm Lowered Its Open-Office Noise." Wat Sreet Journgl, November 15, 2016 Does this movement from a new technolcgy-text messaging -to an older technologyemail represent positive or negat ve technological change at Segment? Briefly explain O A. O B. Positve technological change, because output can be produced at a lower cost Negative technologica change, because the old technology had already been available C. Negatrve technologica change, because output from a given quant ty of inputs may decline O D. Positve technological change, because more output can be produced using the same inputs Suppose that compettion for software engineers resuits in Segment com having to pay them higher salaries Would the fact that the frm will now face an increasad cost of providing its services he an example of negative tachnological change? Briefly explain O A. Yes. this represents nogative technolcgical change bocause the cost of producing the same output has increased O B. Yes this is an example of negative technological change because fewer workers will be hired, reducing output C. No, this wouie not represent technological change because the outputs ??? will rise with workers' wages D. No, this would not represent technological change because the same output can be produced using the same inputs O Click to select your answer

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D is correct

Text messaging reduces the productivity of employees as they distracted with frequent text messages. Email on the other hand increases productivity as the distraction is low.

A technology change in positive when change leads to increase in output with the same level of inputs.

D is correct

With increase in salaries there is book change in productivity, same output can be produced with same level of inputs. It does not represent technological change.

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