Which of the Following Describes the Bioavailability of a Vitamin

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes the bioavailability of a vitamin in food?

• A) the total amount available from plant and animal food
• B) the amount absorbed and subsequently used by the body
• C) the amount that escapes destruction from food processing
• D) the number of different chemical forms of the same vitamin

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Definitions:

Profit-Maximizing

A strategy or point whereby a firm selects the output level at which its profits are at their highest.

Marginal Product

The additional output resulting from the use of one more unit of a production factor.

Factor Of Production

An economic term describing the inputs used in the production of goods or services to earn an income, namely labor, capital, land, and entrepreneurship.

Marginal Productivity Theory

A theory stating that the demand for a factor of production is derived from the marginal product that the factor adds to the output.