State the Real Number That Corresponds to the Situation

question 140

Multiple Choice

State the real number that corresponds to the situation.
-During one year, 31 employees started work at Newline Manufacturing Company.

• A) 31
• B) -31

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Definitions:

External Cost

A cost of production or consumption that is not borne by the producer or consumer, but by society in general, such as pollution.

Plastics

Synthetic materials made from polymers that can be molded into different shapes and are used widely in goods and packaging.

Unit

A single, distinct item or entity that is regarded as an individual complete system or component in a larger system.

Equilibrium Quantity

Equilibrium quantity is the quantity of goods or services supplied and demanded at the equilibrium price, where the quantity supplied equals the quantity demanded.