Economic Efficiency Requires That Costs Associated with the Expansion and Utilization

question 73

Multiple Choice

Economic efficiency requires that costs associated with the expansion and utilization of capital be balanced against the

• A) future increases in output derived from improved tools and production methods.
• B) reduction in future employment due to automation.
• C) indirect costs of capital goods.
• D) need to maintain a reserve army of the unemployed.

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