A Major Factor in President Duarte's Growing Isolation and the Growing

question 6

Multiple Choice

A major factor in President Duarte's growing isolation and the growing unpopularity of the war was

• A) the economic sabotage carried out by the rebel forces.
• B) the fact that the war had reached an impasse, with no end in sight.
• C) the exploitation of cheap labor for U.S.-based companies in El Salvador.
• D) the pressure of the swelling population on wage levels.

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Definitions:

Marginal Benefit

The additional satisfaction or utility that a person receives from consuming an additional unit of a good or service.

Marginal External Damages

Additional harm or cost imposed on society or a third party that is not accounted for by the producer or consumer of a good or service.

Marginal Social Cost

The total cost to society of producing an additional unit of a good or service, including both the cost to the producer and the cost to society of any environmental or other externalities.

Monopoly

Market with only one seller.