A Newspaper Survey Showed That 2 Out of Every 5

question 6

Multiple Choice

A newspaper survey showed that 2 out of every 5 eligible voters did vote in the town election. At this rate, how many people in a town of 450,000 eligible voters voted in the election?

• A) 1,125,000
• B) 270,000
• C) 170,000
• D) 180,000
• E) 449,995

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Definitions:

Average Total Cost

The total cost to produce a given quantity of output divided by the quantity of output produced; it includes all opportunity costs.

Diminishing Marginal Returns

Refers to a point in production where adding an additional factor of production results in a smaller increase in output.

Average Variable Costs

The total variable costs divided by the quantity of output produced, reflecting the average cost of producing each unit.

Average Fixed Costs

Costs in production that are stable and do not vary with the amount of output, divided by the quantity of goods produced.