Categorizing People on the Basis of Skin Color

question 8

Multiple Choice

Categorizing people on the basis of skin color

• A)is mostly a twentieth century phenomenon.
• B)has been practiced only by Western Europeans.
• C)is a valid approach to racial taxonomy.
• D)has a long history and has been practiced by many peoples.
• E)began with Christopher Columbus.

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Definitions:

Explicit Costs

Payments by a firm to purchase the services of productive resources.

Implicit Costs

The opportunity costs associated with a firm’s use of resources that it owns. These costs do not involve a direct money payment. Examples include wage income and interest forgone by the owner of a firm who also provides labor services and equity capital to the firm.

Total Cost

The complete amount of money required for the production of a specific quantity of goods or services, including both fixed and variable costs.

Average Total Cost

The total cost divided by the quantity produced, representing the per-unit cost of production.