A Recent Study Found That It Was Cheaper to Buy

question 67

Multiple Choice

A recent study found that it was cheaper to buy a chicken dinner from Kentucky Fried Chicken than it was to prepare it at home.The researcher included all costs including the imputed value of time involved to prepare the meal at home.This study illustrates the

• A)value of marginal analysis.
• B)law of increasing costs.
• C)difference between real costs and money costs.
• D)cost disease of the service sector.

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