The Opportunity Costs Associated with the Use of Resources Owned

question 14

Multiple Choice

The opportunity costs associated with the use of resources owned by a firm are:

• A) externalities.
• B) implicit costs.
• C) explicit costs.
• D) sunk costs.

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