When the Government Chooses to Use Resources to Build a Dam

question 430

Multiple Choice

When the government chooses to use resources to build a dam, these sources are no longer available to build a highway. This choice illustrates the concept of

• A) a fallacy of composition.
• B) a market mechanism.
• C) opportunity cost.
• D) macroeconomics.

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