Which of the Following Resulted from the Introduction of the Electric

question 44

Multiple Choice

Which of the following resulted from the introduction of the electric trolley in 1888?

• A) The division of cities into residential and commercial districts
• B) The segregation of residential districts by class
• C) The transformation of tenement apartments into sweatshops
• D) The spread of epidemics from poor to affluent communities

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Definitions:

Marginal Product

The extra output or benefit received from using one additional unit of a resource.

Opportunity Cost

The cost of an alternative that must be forgone in order to pursue a certain action, the benefits you could have received by taking an alternative action.

Marginal Cost

The cost added by producing one more item of a product, a crucial factor in economic decision-making regarding production levels.

Economic Profit

The difference between a firm’s total revenues and its total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs, representing the actual financial gain.