Constance Is Making a Vegetable Soup That Contains Carrots, Beans

question 31

Multiple Choice

Constance is making a vegetable soup that contains carrots, beans, water, salt, pepper, bits of ham, and onions. The soup has to cook for 4 hours. While the soup is cooking, what will happen to some of the minerals that are in its ingredients?

• A) Cooking the soup's ingredients for this extensive amount of time will enable the minerals to become antioxidants.
• B) The minerals will leach out of the food and into the cooking water, becoming part of the soup in the process.
• C) The relatively high temperature that's needed to cook the soup will destroy the iron, phosphorus, and sulfur in the vegetables.
• D) The minerals will leach out of the ham and vegetables and lose their natural bioavailability.

---

Definitions:

Markets Fail

Occurs when a market economy does not efficiently allocate resources, leading to outcomes like monopolies, public goods issues, or externalities.

Efficient Allocation

The distribution of resources in a way that maximizes the net benefits to society or the economy.

Efficiency

A measure of how well resources are used to achieve a goal, minimizing waste.

Incentives

Financial or non-financial rewards offered to encourage specific behaviors or actions among individuals or organizations.