Joey's lawncutting service recently traded in its push mowers for gasoline-powered mowers.Joey still requires one worker per lawnmower; however,more grass is now cut in the same amount of time as before.This is an example of
A) labor-saving technical change.
B) non-neutral technical change.
C) neutral technical change.
D) organizational change.

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This is an example of neutral technical change because the technology (gasoline-powered mowers) increases productivity without changing the ratio of labor to capital.

Joey's Lawncutting Service Recently Traded in Its Push Mowers for Gasoline-Powered