Question

1. Match each term with the correct definition. LO1.1 economics opportunity cost marginal analysis utility a. The next-best thing that must be forgone in order to produce one more unit of a given product. b. The pleasure, happiness, or satisfaction obtained from consuming a good or service. c. The social science concerned with how individuals, institutions, and society make optimal (best) choices under conditions of scarcity. d. Making choices based on comparing marginal benefits with marginal costs. McConnell. Macroeconomics (p. 22). McGraw-Hill Education. Kindle Edition.

Answer 1

Answer:

d. Making choices based on comparing marginal benefits with marginal costs

Explanation:

Opportunity Cost Marginal Analysis in Economics helps managers to understand the idea of opportunity cost in making an additional input for output. Presume a manager realizes that there is space in the budget to employ an additional worker. Marginal analysis tells the manager that an additional worker provides net marginal benefit or not and the manager then decides if to hire one more worker or forgo it for an alternative.