The User Cost of Extracting a Nonrenewable Resource Is

question 56

Multiple Choice

The user cost of extracting a nonrenewable resource is

• A)the sum of the dollar expenditures incurred to extract the resource.
• B)the cost of not being able to extract it in the future if it is extracted and sold in the present.
• C)the selling price of the resource to the companies using it to produce goods and services.
• D)directly proportional to how much of the nonrenewable resource remains.

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Definitions:

Law of Continuity

A principle in Gestalt psychology stating that elements that are arranged on a line or curve are perceived to be more related than elements not on the line or curve.

Fovea

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Lens

A curved piece of glass or other transparent materials used in devices like glasses, cameras, and microscopes to focus light rays.

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The claimed ability to obtain information without the use of known sensory processes or physical interaction.