A Person Receives $500 a Week for Working at Their

question 74

Multiple Choice

A person receives $500 a week for working at their job.Which of the following is true?

• A)the person is receiving a primary reinforcer
• B)the person's behavior is on a variable-interval schedule
• C)the person's behavior will decrease if they are suddenly paid only $400 a week
• D)all of the statements are true

Understand the concept of diminishing returns and how it impacts marginal cost and benefit curves.

Understand how external factors such as technology and consumer preferences can shift marginal cost and marginal benefit curves.

Grasp the Coase theorem and its application to solving externalities.

Understand the law of diminishing marginal utility and its impact on marginal benefit curves.

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