What Factors Govern the Opening and Closing of the GI

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Short Answer

What factors govern the opening and closing of the GI tract sphincters?

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Definitions:

Joint Cost

The costs incurred in producing products up to a split-off point in a process that yields multiple products, typically allocated among the products based on some reasonable method.

Split-off

A point in the manufacturing process where multiple products are generated from a common input.

Opportunity Cost

The potential benefit lost when choosing one alternative over another.

Excess Capacity

The amount by which current production capabilities exceed the current demand for a company's products or services.