The Optimal Patent Length Is Equal to 20 Years

question 81

True/False

The optimal patent length is equal to 20 years.

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Returns To Scale

The speed at which production levels rise in reaction to an equal rise in all resources, including labor and capital.

Marginal Product

The extra output or benefit received from using one additional unit of a resource.

Factor X

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