A Consequence of Increasing Marginal Costs of Producing Laptop Computers

question 147

Multiple Choice

A consequence of increasing marginal costs of producing laptop computers in the United States is

• A)the United States will import laptop computers from countries that don't experience increasing marginal costs.
• B)the United States will stop short of complete specialization in the production of laptop computers.
• C)the United States will not export laptop computers.
• D)the United States will likely impose trade restrictions on imported laptop computers.

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Definitions:

Inhalation

The act of breathing in, where air enters the lungs, allowing oxygen to be absorbed into the bloodstream.

Pharynx

The muscular tube that connects the mouth and nasal passages to the esophagus and larynx, serving both the respiratory and digestive systems.

Trachea

Principal thoracic air duct of terrestrial vertebrates; windpipe. One of the microscopic air ducts (or tracheal tubes) branching throughout the body of most terrestrial arthropods and some terrestrial mollusks.

Partial Pressure

The pressure that a gas in a mixture of gases would exert if it alone occupied the entire volume.