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If a product exhibits decreasing returns to scale, then the average cost of making the product will ______ as its production increases?
 a. Increase.
  b. Decrease.
  c. Remain the same.
  d. There is insufficient information provided to ANSWER the question.

Question 2

Many late 19th century managerial innovations were first developed by
 a. the automobile industry.
  b. the railroads.
  c. the textile industry.
  d. the iron and steel industries.

Question 3

Property rights and territorial hunting rights:
 a. had little bearing on the depletion of the beaver in 1700s.
  b. were lacking and thereby crucial to depletion of the beaver in the 1700s.
  c. could have provided incentives against overharvest of the beaver in the 1700s
  d. Both b and c are correct.
  e. None of the above are correct.

Question 4

On the eve of the Civil War, __________ power was more important than _____________ power, but by the end of the 19th century, 90 percent of manufacturing energy came from _________.
 a. animal; water; steam
  b. steam; water; electricity
  c. wind; water; petroleum
  d. water; steam; coal

Question 5

The colony of Georgia was established in 1732 . During the colony's early years,:
 a. each arriving settler received a 50-acre farm.
  b. cotton plantations were the primary source of income.
  c. the slave population assisted free colonists in defending the Georgia-Florida border.
  d. the slave population exceeded the free population.
  e. All of the above.

Question 6

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the primary source of energy for manufacturing was
 a. coal.
  b. petroleum.
  c. water.
  d. electricity.

Question 7

In colonial Georgia,:
 a. communal agriculture was successful.
  b. cotton plantations were flourishing by the early 1700s.
  c. the slave population assisted free colonists in defending the Florida border.
  d. slavery was initially prohibited.

Question 8

In the late 1800s, the Goodyear welt process vastly increased productivity in the ______ industry.
 a. steel
  b. boot and shoe
  c. tire
  d. cotton textiles

Question 9

Which British colony in North America was the last to be founded, and was designed to assist those who owed debts in the Old World?
 a. Georgia
  b. Rhode Island
  c. Florida
  d. Pennsylvania.

Question 10

During the 1870s, ___ surpassed ___ as the leading source of power.
 a. animals; humans
  b. water; animals
  c. steam; water
  d. electricity; steam
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6 years ago
Answer to q. 1

a. Increase.

Answer to q. 2

b. the railroads.

Answer to q. 3

d. Both b and c are correct.

Answer to q. 4

d. water; steam; coal

Answer to q. 5

a. each arriving settler received a 50-acre farm.

Answer to q. 6

a. coal.

Answer to q. 7

d. slavery was initially prohibited.

Answer to q. 8

b. boot and shoe

Answer to q. 9

a. Georgia

Answer to q. 10

c. steam; water
dixoncsk2062 Author
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6 years ago
Extremely helpful
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6 years ago
Cool, thanks for the positive feedback
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