Refer to the Following Graph of the Demand for and Supply

question 37

Multiple Choice

refer to the following graph of the demand for and supply of armed forces personnel.



-The height of the supply curve (S) measures:

• A)the cost to taxpayers of drafting a worker
• B)the value to the military of drafting a worker
• C)the difference between the cost to the taxpayer and the cost to the military of drafting a worker
• D)the opportunity cost of a potential draftee

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