Although Surveys Can Be Used with a Variety of Different

question 49

Multiple Choice

Although surveys can be used with a variety of different research strategies, the defining characteristic of the survey research design is that the ____.

• A) research is conducted in field settings rather than in a laboratory
• B) intent is simply to describe behaviors
• C) intent is to demonstrate a relationship between behavior and other variables
• D) intent is to explain the causes of the behaviors being surveyed

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost

The financial outlay for creating an additional unit of a good or service.

Supply Curve

The supply curve is a graphical representation that shows the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of the good that producers are willing to supply.

Zero Economic Profit

A situation where a firm's total revenues are exactly equal to its total costs, including opportunity costs, typically occurring in perfect competition in the long run.

Marginal Firm

A business that operates at the minimum level of profitability where any decrease in market prices would cause it to exit the market.