Even Though the West Was Often Depicted in Popular Literature

question 21

Multiple Choice

Even though the West was often depicted in popular literature of the early nineteenth century as a violent place, in the minds of many Americans it also symbolized the nation's core value. That value was

• A) materialism.
• B) idealism.
• C) communalism.
• D) freedom.

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Definitions:

Function

A relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs, typically defined by a rule that every input is related to exactly one output.

Production Function

A mathematical model that describes the relationship between inputs used in production and the output generated from those inputs.

Marginal Product

The increase in output that results from a one-unit increase in the input of a particular resource, holding all other inputs constant.

Factor X

A hypothetical or unspecified factor in an equation, model, or situation that has an impact on the outcome but is not explicitly defined.