One Advantage of Large-Scale Hydropower Is That It

question 4

Multiple Choice

One advantage of large-scale hydropower is that it

• A)does not require government subsidies.
• B)has a high net energy yield.
• C)produces low methane emissions.
• D)makes it easier for fish to migrate upstream.
• E)does not alter aquatic ecosystems.

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Definitions:

Minimum Cost

The lowest possible cost at which a particular quantity of goods or services can be produced or obtained, while still maintaining efficiency and effectiveness.

Increasing Return to Scale

When an increase in the amount of inputs results in a disproportionate increase in the output produced.

Increasing Return to Scale

A situation in which output increases by a larger proportion than the increase in inputs in the production process.

Long-Run Average Cost Curve

A curve showing the minimum average cost at which a firm can produce any given level of output in the long term, when all inputs are variable.