PricelineCom's Service Where a Buyer Can Submit a Price Bid

question 69

Multiple Choice

Priceline.com's service where a buyer can submit a price bid for a particular service is an example of a: 

• A) utility patent.
• B) design patent.
• C) business method patent.
• D) license.

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Definitions:

Returns to Scale

The rate at which output increases as inputs are increased proportionally, indicating how efficiently larger production scales affect production volume.

Diseconomies of Scale

The phenomenon where production costs per unit increase as a firm or operation grows in scale, opposite of economies of scale.

Returns to Scale

The change in output resulting from a proportionate increase in all inputs; the concept explains how output changes with varying levels of input.

Economies of Scale

Cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to their scale of operation, typically resulting in lower per-unit costs with increased production.