Which of the Following Is True

question 274

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true?
i.Marginal cost is measured by the maximum price that consumers are willing to pay for another unit of a good or service.
ii.Producer surplus equals marginal benefit minus price,summed over the quantity produced.
iii.A supply curve is a marginal cost curve.

• A) only iii
• B) only i
• C) only ii
• D) i and ii
• E) i and iii

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Definitions:

Opportunity Cost

The cost of the next best alternative forgone as a result of making a decision.

Substitution Effect

The change in consumption patterns due to a change in the relative prices of goods.

Marginal Product

The increase in output that results from employing one more unit of a factor of production.

Income Effect

How an individual's or economic income shift influences the demand for goods or services.