For Questions Using the Following Marginal Benefit and Marginal

question 107

Multiple Choice

For questions using the following marginal benefit and marginal cost functions for activity A:
MB = 100 - 5A
MC = 20 + 3A
-The optimal level of A is

• A) 40
• B) 30
• C) 20
• D) 10
• E) 0

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