A Cost-Benefit Calculation That Focuses on the Difference Between a Feasible

question 60

Multiple Choice

A cost-benefit calculation that focuses on the difference between a feasible alternative and the next feasible alternative is called ________.

• A) marginal analysis
• B) equilibrium analysis
• C) empiricism
• D) economic trade-off

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Definitions:

Production Possibilities Curve

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Unemployment Rate

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Assembly Line

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