Marginal factor cost is

A. the change in total costs due to a one-unit increase in the variable input.
B. the marginal cost of changing the rate of production in the long run.
C. the change in the price of an input when an additional unit of the input is hired.
D. the change in total costs due to a one-unit change in the quantity of the good produced.


Answer: A

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