Suppose There Is an Increase in the Demand for Computers

question 93

Multiple Choice

Suppose there is an increase in the demand for computers in a competitive market. Then, in computer production,

• A)the marginal product will not change but the marginal revenue product will decrease.
• B)the marginal product will not change but the marginal revenue product will increase.
• C)both the marginal product and the marginal revenue product will increase.
• D)both the marginal product and the marginal revenue product will decrease.
• E)both the marginal product and the marginal revenue product will not change.

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Definitions:

Adaptive Value

The extent to which a trait or behavior enhances an organism's chances of survival and reproduction in its environment.

Independent Variable

The factor proposed to change the behavior under study in an experiment; it is systematically manipulated during an experiment.

Experimental Research

A research design that permits inferences about cause and effect by exerting control, systematically manipulating a variable, and studying the effects on measured variables.

Control Group

In experimental research, the group of participants that does not receive the experimental treatment, used for comparison purposes.