A Network with 100 Nodes Has 9,900 Possible Connections

question 102

Multiple Choice

A network with 100 nodes has 9,900 possible connections. A network with 1,000 nodes has _______________ possible connections.

• A) 9,900,000
• B) 999,000
• C) 99,000
• D) over one million

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Definitions:

Economies of Scale

Cost advantages reaped by companies when production becomes efficient, as the cost per unit of output decreases with increasing scale.

Diseconomies of Scale

A condition where a firm experiences increasing production costs and decreasing returns as it becomes too large.

Production Function

An economic model that describes the relationship between inputs used in production and the output of goods or services.

Marginal Cost

The extra expense associated with manufacturing an additional unit of a product or service.