FedEx and UPS Are Converting Their Delivery Trucks with Standard

question 61

Multiple Choice

FedEx and UPS are converting their delivery trucks with standard diesel engines to more fuel-efficient and cleaner hybrid-electric vehicles, which can cut fuel costs by half and lower fuel emissions by 90 percent. This is an example of

• A) demarketing.
• B) triple-top line marketing.
• C) preemptive compliance.
• D) green marketing.
• E) cause marketing.

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Definitions:

AVC

Average Variable Cost, calculated by dividing total variable cost by the quantity of output produced.

AP

If this refers to 'Average Product', it measures the output produced per unit of an input, averaging the total production over units of input. If it's another concept, additional context is needed for an accurate definition.

Marginal Product

The additional output that results from using one more unit of a particular input while holding other inputs constant.

Variable Resource

A factor of production whose quantity can be changed easily by a firm in the short run to adjust output levels.