In the Following Figure, the First Panel Shows a Market

question 50

Multiple Choice

In the following figure, the first panel shows a market situation prior to regulation and the second panel shows the effects of regulation.Figure 14.2
In the figure,
D: Demand curve for automobiles
S₁: Supply curve of automobiles prior to regulation
S₂: Supply curve of automobiles after regulation
FG: Clean up cost per unit
-The marginal factor cost (MFC) is the:

• A)value of the additional output that an extra unit of a resource can produce.
• B)additional cost of employing an additional unit of a resource.
• C)additional cost of producing an additional unit of output.
• D)the ratio of the total fixed cost to the total cost of production.
• E)ratio of total cost to the total amount of resources employed.

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