Answer: D. No, because the state owns and operates the metal plant.
Explanation:
The State owns and operates the plants and so is allowed to discriminate against non residents.
This principle was established by the United States Supreme Court in Reeves, Inc. v. Stake, 447 U.S. 429 (1980).
In the judgement, the Court held that South Dakota had a right to give it's residents preferential treatment in buying cement from a state owned plant.
D) the law of increasing costs.
Answer:
The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France, as well as their respective allies. In the terms of the treaty, France gave up all its territories in mainland North America, effectively ending any foreign military threat to the British colonies there.
A cost structure which relies more heavily on fixed costs makes the company more sensitive to changes in sales revenue.
This makes <span>C. Either more or less sensitive to changes in sales revenue, depending on other factors. the correct answer :)</span>