[Solved] Lorde's redefining of the erotic as power analogously put a knife to the heteropatriarchal impulse to disempower woman as a source of: A) passion, energy, and aliveness B) ownership of intellectual, emotional, and spiritual well-being C) both "a" and "b" D) neither "a" nor "b" Short Run: An interval in economic studies where a minimum of one production element remains constant and is unalterable. Variable Costs: Expenses that change in proportion to the activity of a business. Short Run: A time period in economics during which at least one input, such as plant size, is fixed and cannot be altered. Profit Maximization: The procedure through which a business identifies the pricing and production volume that yields the highest earnings.