One of the Nearest Stars Is Alpha Centauri,whose Distance Is

question 4

Multiple Choice

One of the nearest stars is Alpha Centauri,whose distance is 4.4 light-years.The time it takes light to travel from Alpha Centauri to us is:

• A) 1.25 seconds.
• B) 8.3 minutes.
• C) 4.4 years.
• D) 600 years.

---

Definitions:

Entrepreneur's Forgone Interest

The potential interest income sacrificed by an entrepreneur when choosing to invest personal funds into their own business rather than in an interest-bearing account.

Long-Run Average Cost

The per-unit cost of production in the long-term, where all input factors are variable, indicating economies or diseconomies of scale.

Upward-Sloping

Describes a line on a graph that demonstrates an increase in value as it moves to the right, often used to represent increases in costs or prices.