Around What Date Is the Amount of Solar Energy Per

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Multiple Choice

Around what date is the amount of solar energy per square metre that is incident upon the surface of the Earth in the northern hemisphere at its lowest level?

• A)December 21, the winter solstice
• B)March 21, the vernal equinox
• C)June 21, the summer solstice
• D)September 21, the autumnal equinox

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Definitions:

Economies of Scale

Enterprises see cost efficiencies due to their operating scale, with the cost for every unit of output generally declining as the scale enlarges.

Economies of Scale

Describes the cost benefits that companies achieve through their operation size, where the cost for each unit produced typically falls as the scale of operation grows.

Constant Marginal Cost

A situation in which the cost of producing one additional unit of a product remains the same, regardless of the volume produced.