Which of the Following Fossil Fuel-Driven Activities Is a Result

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which of the following fossil fuel-driven activities is a result of the Information Explosion?

• A)Drive-through services contribute to increased fuel consumption as queued cares idle while drivers wait to pick up products.
• B)The energy to manufacture, deliver, operate, and eventually haul away appliances and other products after they become obsolete comes from burning fossil fuels.
• C)Humans use fossil fuel-powered trains, cars, buses, boats, planes, phones, and the Internet to deliver people, products, services, and information across national borders.
• D)The energy necessary to manufacture the hardware and to run the Internet and the billions of computers, servers, and mobile devices it connects comes from fossil fuels.

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Definitions:

Economies of Scale

Cost advantages that a business can achieve by increasing the scale of production, leading to a lower cost per unit of output.

Economic Profit

The difference between a firm’s total revenue and its total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs.

Opportunity Cost

The cost of forgoing the next best alternative when making a decision or choice.

Monetary Payments

Transactions involving the transfer of money in exchange for goods or services.