A Production Function Describes the

question 81

Multiple Choice

A production function describes the

• A) technological possibilities for converting factor inputs into outputs.
• B) intellectual possibilities for converting factor inputs into outputs.
• C) amount of resources available to the representative firm.
• D) actual process of converting factor inputs into outputs.

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