FIGURE 2-4 Refer to Figure 2-4

question 13

Multiple Choice

FIGURE 2-4 Refer to Figure 2-4.If we want to know the marginal response of "yield per acre" due to a change in "fertilizer applied per acre of wheat" at point B,then we should determine the

• A)slope of a straight line tangent to point B.
• B)slope of a straight line joining points B and C.
• C)yield per acre at 30 units of fertilizer.
• D)the slope of a straight line from the origin to point B.
• E)quantity of fertilizer applied at point B.

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