Technological Rent Is

Multiple Choice

Technological rent is

A) a high price that can be charged by the originators of a new product because they are the only producers.
B) the differential returns received by merchants whose trading efforts are supported by a cost-efficient and protection-providing state.
C) the labor time and products of direct producers that are appropriated by the ruling class in a class society.
D) the higher prices that manufacturers in places like Silicon Valley have to pay for their corporate buildings because landlords know they have the money to pay these higher prices.
E) None of the above