A Technological Improvement That Causes an Increase in the Marginal

question 216

Multiple Choice

A technological improvement that causes an increase in the marginal product of a resource will

• A) decrease the demand for the resource.
• B) increase the demand for the resource.
• C) decrease the marginal revenue product.
• D) increase the marginal resource cost.

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Definitions:

Parental Investment

The expenditure of resources, time, and energy by parents in their offspring to ensure survival, growth, and reproductive success.

Males

Refers to individuals who are biologically male, typically characterized by XY chromosomes.

Selective

The process of choosing or making decisions when faced with multiple possibilities or stimuli.

Mate

A term commonly referring to a sexual or romantic partner, but in biology, it also refers to the other member of a mating pair in sexual reproduction.