What Determines When a Tropical Storm Is Given Hurricane Status

question 11

Multiple Choice

What determines when a tropical storm is given hurricane status?

• A) diameter
• B) wind speed
• C) central pressure
• D) water temperature

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Definitions:

Limited Quantities

A restricted amount of a product or resource available for consumption or use.

Perfectly Elastic

Perfectly elastic describes a situation in market demand where consumers will only buy at one price and any deviation from this price leads to zero demand for the good or service.

Economic Profits

The difference between a firm’s total revenue and its total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs.

Exiting

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