Dell Computers Decides to Produce PCs and Sell Them Directly

question 78

Multiple Choice

Dell Computers decides to produce PCs and sell them directly over the Internet and via Best Buy. This is an example of

• A) incentives.
• B) a microeconomic decision.
• C) a macroeconomic decision.
• D) scarcity.

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