Foundations of Economics, Student Value Edition (8th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134489230
Author: Robin Bade, Michael Parkin
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 14, Problem 1MCQ
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Choose the correct answer from the following options: A firm's cost of production equals ____.
- All the costs paid with money, called explicit costs
- The implicit costs of using all the firm's own resources
- All explicit costs and implicit costs, excluding normal profit
- The costs of all resources used by the firm whether bought in the marketplace or owned by the firm.
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