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What encourages produces to reduce costs and increase revenues?

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marginal analysis


the profit motive


opportunity costs


the production possibilities frontier

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User Mghicks
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Answer: The Profit Motive

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The quest for profit drives producers in a free-market system, and profit is calculated by subtracting costs from revenues. also, ya bois want $$$

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What encourages produces to reduce costs and increase revenues?

opportunity costs - the loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen.

"idle cash balances represent an opportunity cost in terms of lost interest"

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