For Resources with Upward-Sloping Supply Curves

question 21

Multiple Choice

For resources with upward-sloping supply curves:

• A)earnings consist solely of economic rent.
• B)earnings consist of both transfer earnings and economic rent.
• C)earnings are called transfer earnings.
• D)earnings are called dividends.
• E)earnings consist entirely of in-kind transfers.

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