Use the Information Below to Answer the Following Questions

question 104

Multiple Choice

Use the information below to answer the following questions.
Fact 18.5.1
The Burning Belly Taco Stand is considering buying some new special ovens. Each oven will cost $1,000, and will last for 2 years before it wears out. The ovens will be used to make the Taco Stands famous "Burning Ring of Fire" tacos, and will generate a value of marginal product of $600 for the first oven, $570 for the second oven, and $530 for the third oven. (Assume all revenues are earned at the end of the year.)
-Consider Fact 18.5.1. If the rate of interest is 10 percent, how many ovens will the Burning Belly Taco Stand buy?

• A)zero
• B)1
• C)2
• D)3
• E)insufficient information to answer

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Definitions:

Human Resources

The abilities, skills, and health of human beings that contribute to the production of both current and future output. Investment in training and education can increase the supply of human resources.

Physical Resources

Tangible assets used in the production or delivery of goods and services, such as machinery, buildings, and raw materials.

Scarcity

The fundamental economic problem of having seemingly unlimited human wants and needs in a world of limited resources.

Opportunity Cost

Renouncing the possibility of gains from different alternatives by making a single choice.