An Economist Collects Data Comparing Per-Capita Expenditures on Health Care

question 56

Multiple Choice

An economist collects data comparing per-capita expenditures on health care across provinces and territories for the year 2015.The best way to illustrate this data is

• A)a time-series line graph.
• B)a cross-sectional bar-chart graph.
• C)a scatter diagram.
• D)a logarithmic scale diagram.
• E)a time-series bar chart diagram.

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Definitions:

Economic Profit

Profit calculated by subtracting both explicit and implicit costs from total revenues, showing the actual financial gain or loss.

Cost Data

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Monopolistic Competition

A market structure characterized by many firms selling slightly differentiated products, allowing for some degree of market power and price control.

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