What is a major difference between the way Mandarin speakers and English speakers express concepts of time?

A Mandarin speakers express time in circular terms, whereas English speakers express time in terms of
vertical space.
B Mandarin speakers commonly express time in terms of vertical space, whereas English speakers express
time in terms of horizontal space.
C Mandarin speakers only express time in terms of horizontal space, whereas English speakers express time in circular terms.
D Mandarin speakers usually express time in terms of horizontal space, whereas English speakers express time in terms of vertical space.
E There is no major difference between the two languages because both languages express time in terms of vertical space.


B

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The above table shows the quantity demanded at varying prices and the corresponding marginal cost of production for a monopoly firm.

A) $12,800
B) $2,600
C) $260
D) $12,000

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