Which ONE of the Following Is an Explanation of the Phrase

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Multiple Choice

Which ONE of the following is an explanation of the phrase 'essay in disguise', which is a criticism that is often made of answers to problem questions?

• A) An essay in disguise is an answer to a problem question that misses the main point of the question and instead focuses on peripheral or irrelevant material.
• B) An essay in disguise is an answer to a problem question that overlooks the straightforward issues in favour of a focus on really complex issues.
• C) An essay in disguise is an answer to a problem question that is very weak and full of errors, so that it requires so much feedback noting where it went wrong that the lecturer is compelled to write an essay about the answer's shortcomings.
• D) An essay in disguise is a discussion of the law raised in the problem question that is so abstract from the facts and so detailed that it bears more resemblance to an essay than to an answer to a problem question.

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Definitions:

Marginal Revenue Product

The supplementary income derived from the deployment of an extra unit of a production resource, like manpower or assets.

Rent

A regular payment made by a tenant to an owner for the use of the owner's property or land.

Complementary Resource

An asset or input that increases the utility or productivity of another asset or input when used in conjunction.

Marginal Revenue Product

The additional revenue generated by employing one more unit of a factor of production, such as labor or capital.