The Replacement of Older Products by Newer Improved Ones Is

question 115

Multiple Choice

The replacement of older products by newer improved ones is called

• A) trickle-down economic growth.
• B) creative destruction.
• C) economies of scale.
• D) planned obsolescence.

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Definitions:

Profit-maximizing Firm

A business organization that focuses on making the highest possible profit by adjusting its production and pricing strategies.

Marginal Cost

The rise in overall expenses associated with the creation of an extra unit of a good or service.

Economic Profit

The difference between total revenues and total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs, representing excess returns over the firm's opportunity costs.

Competitive Market

A market structure characterized by many buyers and sellers, where no single entity can dictate prices, leading to optimal resource allocation.