Marginal factor cost is computed as

A. change in the total cost of the resource/total amount of the resource being used.
B. total cost of the resource/total amount of the resource being used.
C. total cost of the resource/change in the amount of the resource being used.
D. change in the total cost of the resource/change in the amount of the resource being used.


Answer: D

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