What Is True of Marginal Cost When Marginal Returns Are

question 208

Multiple Choice

What is true of marginal cost when marginal returns are increasing?

• A)It is negative and increasing.
• B)It is negative and decreasing.
• C)It is positive and increasing.
• D)It is positive and decreasing.
• E)It is positive and has a constant slope.

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Definitions:

Economics

A branch of social science that examines the methods by which people, governmental bodies, corporations, and states allocate finite resources to meet their infinite needs.

Opportunity Cost

The cost of foregone alternatives when a decision is made, essentially what is given up to undertake a certain action.

Alternative Use

speaks to the different ways an asset or resource can be utilized outside its current application, highlighting its opportunity cost.

Opportunity Cost

The cost of forgoing the next best alternative when making a decision or choosing to invest resources in one option over another.