Which of the Following Is the Best Example of "Depreciation

question 99

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best example of "depreciation"?

• A)An individual worker becoming tired at the end of an eight-hour work day.
• B)The notion that individuals obtain less utility from paying taxes than giving to charities.
• C)A truck used by a pizzeria to make deliveries is worth less at the end of one year.
• D)A rise in prices depreciating the value of consumers' real incomes.

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Definitions:

Market Interest Rate

The prevailing rate at which borrowers are willing to borrow money and lenders are willing to lend in the financial market.

Basic Scientific Research

The initial stage of scientific inquiry aimed at gaining more comprehensive knowledge or understanding of the subject without specific applications towards processes or products in mind.

Positive Externalities

Benefits that are enjoyed by a third-party or the broader society as a result of an economic transaction or activity, without them directly participating in it.

Public Good

A good or service that is characterized by nonrivalry and nonexcludability. These characteristics typically imply that no private firm can break even when attempting to provide such products. As a result, they are often provided by governments, who pay for them using general tax revenues.