An Idealist Reason for Supporting U

question 42

Multiple Choice

An idealist reason for supporting U.S. action against Syria for human rights violations might be:

• A) neither major party would object to intervention.
• B) it would be popular with the American public.
• C) it is consistent with U.S. moral principles to defend human rights.
• D) it would benefit American business interests in Syria.
• E) it would keep the price of oil from increasing.

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Definitions:

Marginal Benefit

The extra pleasure or benefit obtained from consuming an additional unit of a product or service.

Marginal Cost

Marginal cost is the increase in total cost that arises from producing one additional unit of a product or service.

Optimal Quantity

The quantity that generates the highest possible total profit.

Economic Analysis

The systematic approach to determining the optimum use of scarce resources, involving comparison of two or more alternatives in achieving a specific objective under the given assumptions and constraints.