Marginalism is

A. the study of how societies choose to use scarce resources.
B. the process of analyzing the additional costs or benefits arising from a decision.
C. the best alternative that we forgo when making a decision.
D. a market situation in which profit opportunities are eliminated almost instantaneously.


Answer: B

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