The Marginal Benefit Claire Gets from Purchasing a Third Pair

question 295

Multiple Choice

The marginal benefit Claire gets from purchasing a third pair of flip-flops is

• A) the same as the total benefit of purchasing three pairs of flip-flops.
• B) more than the marginal cost of purchasing the third pair of flip-flops.
• C) the total benefit Claire gets from purchasing three pairs of flip-flops minus the total benefit she gets from purchasing two pairs of flip-flops.
• D) the total benefit Claire gets from purchasing four pairs of flip-flops minus the total benefit she gets from purchasing three pairs of flip-flops.

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Minor Premise

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A type of categorical proposition in traditional logic that is particular and affirmative, stating that some members of the subject class are part of the predicate class.

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