Producing More Cabbage Is Efficient If

question 201

Multiple Choice

Producing more cabbage is efficient if

• A)cabbage production can be increased without reducing production of other goods.
• B)the opportunity cost of more cabbage is less than its marginal utility.
• C)society values the additional cabbage more highly than the lettuce it must give up to produce the extra cabbage.
• D)All of the above are correct.

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Solute

Substance that is dissolved in a solvent, forming a solution.

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Liquid portion of a solution that serves to dissolve a solute.

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Fluid (the solvent) that contains a dissolved solid (the solute).

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The ability of a surrounding solution to cause a cell to gain or lose water, depending on the concentration of solutes.