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The value added of an item produced refers to:
A.
a firm's profits on the item sold.
B.
the value of the labor inputs in the production of an item.
C.
the value of a firm's output less the value of its costs.
D.
the value of a firm's output less the value of the intermediate goods that the firm purchases.