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Scenario 1

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Scenario 1.1 Use the following to answer the questions.
Greensprings Cemetery in upstate New York offers a full service funeral and burial that is nontoxic to the environment. All materials used in the burial are natural and will decompose with no negative impact. Greensprings' service is relatively new in the United States, but services of this type are common in Great Britain. A typical burial in Greensprings' cemetery includes a casket made from bamboo, wicker, paper, or other natural material. There are no headstones of stone or concrete that will detract from the landscape, but trees and plants as "markers" are allowed. The cost for a burial at Greensprings is approximately $3,000, compared to about $6,000 at most traditional cemeteries. Although business was slow at first, Greensprings is now experiencing an increase in the number of burials, due to referrals and a newly-developed website. The owners of Greensprings were previously in the cemetery business and are active conservationists. They wanted to make their business more sustainable. After conducting research and finding that there were natural burial sites in Great Britain, they wanted to provide an alternative for other environmentally-conscious Americans like themselves.
Refer to Scenario 1.1. The customers of Greensprings Cemeteries are most likely choosing the Greensprings business because of its _______, which is evidence of a ___________.

Definitions:

Average Product

The output produced per unit of a resource employed, calculated by dividing total product by the quantity of the resource used.

Labor

The application of human mental and physical endeavors in the manufacture of products and provision of services.

Fixed Input

Resource in production that cannot be changed in the short term, such as buildings and machinery.

Long Run

A period in which all factors of production and costs are variable, allowing for full adjustment to any change in market conditions.