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Describe Why Cities Are Generally Warmer Than Surrounding Rural Areas

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Describe why cities are generally warmer than surrounding rural areas.


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Minimum

The lowest allowable or possible amount, level, or number in a given set of circumstances.

Allocative Efficiency

Refers to a state in which resources are distributed in a way that maximizes the net benefit to society, ensuring that goods and services are produced at the right quantities to meet consumer preferences.

Long-run Equilibrium

A state in which all factors of production are optimally distributed meeting the demands of consumers; also, a point where economic forces such as supply and demand are balanced.

Marginal Cost

The change in total cost that arises when the quantity produced is incremented by one unit.

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