Use the Information Below to Answer the Following Questions

question 116

Multiple Choice

Use the information below to answer the following questions.
Fact 18.5.1
The Burning Belly Taco Stand is considering buying some new special ovens. Each oven will cost $1,000, and will last for 2 years before it wears out. The ovens will be used to make the Taco Stands famous "Burning Ring of Fire" tacos, and will generate a value of marginal product of $600 for the first oven, $570 for the second oven, and $530 for the third oven. (Assume all revenues are earned at the end of the year.)
-Refer to Fact 18.5.1. If the rate of interest is 5 percent, how many ovens will the Burning Belly Taco Stand buy?

• A)zero
• B)1
• C)2
• D)3
• E)insufficient information to answer

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Definitions:

Economic Losses

Financial deficits incurred by an individual, organization, or economy stemming from events or actions that reduce wealth or resources.

Constant-cost Industry

An industry in which the input prices do not change as the industry output changes, leading to a supply curve that is perfectly elastic.

Price Per Unit

The cost assigned to a single unit of a product or service, used to determine the total price based on the quantity purchased.

Output Increase

The rise in the quantity of goods or services produced by a company or economy over a certain period.