Prooffreeding

It's no wonder I'm having trouble understanding my Econ textbook (and it's supposedly one of the better-written texts on the subject—not to mention it was written by a faculty member of our esteemed University *ahem*). Read this:

What makes the demand for labor or another variable input in the resource market shift?

Eh?

Here, let me reword it for you:

What causes the shift in the demand for labor or another variable input in the resource market?

There, isn't that better?

Now try this one:

The less the marginal revenue that the resources produce, the less desirable are the resources and the lower the resource demand.

Clunkety-clunkety-clunk-clunk-clunk.

This one took some thought. How about

As the marginal revenue produced by the resources decreases, the demand for and desirability of those resources also decreases.

OR:

The demand for and desirability of resources decreases as the marginal revenue produced by those resources decreases.

I don't know, take your pick.

Maybe I should edit textbooks for a living. But... that would mean having to READ them for a living. Seeing as how I'm having trouble reading them for school....

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posted by Jeanne @ 8:00 PM