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a firm can determine whether or not it is using its resources efficiently by calculating the value of the for each resource and dividing it by the of that resource. this will tell the firm the of each factor of production. the firm can then decide to increase or decrease its use of each factor of production. when the revenue per dollar spent is the firm will be using its resources in the most efficient manner.

1. productivity 2. cost 3. productivity in terms of output per dollars of a resource's unit cost 4. Higher.

Explanation:

Productivity is a formula where the total production is calculated in terms of resources needed to produce it. The variance of this ratio can indicate if a company if used wisely or poorly its resources. In order to make comparisons among different financial ratios, the productivity per resource has to be divided per the total cost of that resource. The value obtained could be then compared, because it is terms of dollars.

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explanation:

muslims control the north africa during the period of 1500 up

to 1800. they made a barrier to prevent further european exploration from

entering the africa from the north. however, the dutch ware still able to move

toward the interior with having south africa as one of the routes leading to

the east for trading with asia.