A resource that can substitute for something but at a higher price is called

a. A virgin resource
b. A marginal resource
c. A reserve resource
d. An index resource
e. A backstop resource


Ans: e. A backstop resource

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Compared with the recovery from the recession of 1981-82, the recovery from the recession of 2008-09 was characterized by

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The demand curve facing a monopolist is

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