The Demand for Factors of Production Is Called a Derived

question 63

Multiple Choice

The demand for factors of production is called a derived demand because it is:

• A)derived from the demand for the outputs that are produced by the factors of production.
• B)derived from the available supply of factors,such as land,that can be overexploited.
• C)not easy to determine and must be derived by a technical (and often complicated)process.
• D)derived on the basis of questions posed to residents during the census.

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Definitions:

Optimal Combination

The most favorable mix of goods, services, or resources to achieve the highest level of satisfaction or output with given resources and constraints.

Efficiency

The property of a resource allocation of maximizing the total surplus received by all members of society.

Equality

The property of distributing economic prosperity uniformly among the members of society.

Decision Making

The cognitive process resulting in selecting a course of action among several alternatives.