Alobbyist from california argues that the u. s. government needs to protect the u. s. semiconductor industry from foreign competition. she argues that semiconductors are now such important components of defense products that it would be dangerous to rely primarily on foreign producers for them. this is an example of a(n) argument for government intervention.

This is an example of a(n) political argument for government intervention.

Explanation:

Countries sometimes will want to protect particular industries that they consider crucial for national security

Most crucially defense related industries are the most industries that the people will fight for such as aerospace, advanced electronics and semiconductors.

Eventhough these arguments are no longer common but they still exist.

People in the U.S believe in these days that semiconductors industry must be protected from foreigners , because they believe that that this is now a component that is crucial part of defense product and it can pose a huge threat to rely on foreigner supply for these components.

marginal cost is a microeconomic measure that us to evaluate the extent to which the level of production of a good is sustainable in accounting, that is, to how many quantities the company plans to profit from the production of the good.

the concept of marginal cost is simple, it means the cost of producing one more item. for example, in the case of pies, the marginal cost is the cost of producing one more pie than those that have already been produced.

it is important to understand that productive activity influences marginal cost. the marginal cost of some goods can be very high, while others may be insignificant. for example, the marginal cost of producing an extra plane is very high. already the marginal cost of a water company to provide 1l more water is derisory.

in the case of pies, the cost involves the inputs, the labor and the fixed cost, which involves the fixed space of the bakery. the level of production initially has the marginal cost decreasing because there is space and manpower available. however, to produce more you have to hire more workers and buy more inputs. if physical space is limited, workers will conflict with places, inputs and their productivity will decrease, meaning there is an optimum point of production for each level of space and manpower. from this point on, the productivity of the workers will be getting smaller because of lack of space, so that the marginal cost of producing one more pie will be increasing. so, although you have not posted the chart, but if you have the answer, you can see that my explanation goes according to the marginal cost curve that will increase from the 4th pie, answer (c).