Which of the Following Is an Example of an Implicit

question 73

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of an implicit cost of production?

• A) the opportunity cost of space in your home that is used for a home office
• B) the wage that high school students could have earned if they worked somewhere else
• C) the wages paid to high school students who work in a fast-food restaurant
• D) the cost of leather used in manufacturing furniture

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Definitions:

Neurotransmitters

Chemical messengers that transmit signals across a chemical synapse, from one neuron (nerve cell) to another target neuron, muscle cell, or gland cell.

Myelinization

The process of forming a myelin sheath around the axons of neurons, which increases the speed at which electrical impulses propagate along the nerve cells.

Synapse

The junction between two neurons or a neuron and a muscle where information is transmitted from one to the other.

Dendrites

Branchlike parts of a neuron that are specialized to receive information from other neurons or receptor sites.