Which of the Following Best Illustrates a Superordinate Goal

question 130

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best illustrates a superordinate goal?

• A)A college student who has been failing English gets an A on a paper.
• B)A woman beats her husband at tennis.
• C)Apartment dwellers install a satellite dish they can all use.
• D)An obese person loses 20 pounds in two weeks.

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Definitions:

Optimal Output

The level of production that maximizes a firm’s profit or minimizes its cost under given conditions.

Profit

The financial gain acquired when the revenue generated from business activities exceeds the expenses, costs, and taxes needed to sustain the activity.

Industry Supply Curve

A graph that shows the relationship between the price of a good and the total output of the industry for that good.

Price Levels

The mean value of present prices for all goods and services created within the economy.