The Built Environment Could Be Regulated to Enhance Physical Activity

question 19

Multiple Choice

The built environment could be regulated to enhance physical activity and increase access to fresh, nutritious food through ____ zoning.

• A)mixed-use
• B)subsidized
• C) residential
• D) exclusionary

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Definitions:

Marginal Rate of Substitution

The exchange rate between goods that allows a consumer to trade off one product for another without altering their overall happiness.

Convex Preferences

A characteristic of consumer preference whereby a consumer prefers combinations or mixtures of goods over extreme amounts of single goods, displaying a preference for diversification.

Indifference Curve

A graph showing a combination of two goods that give a consumer equal satisfaction and utility, demonstrating the consumer's preference.

Optimal Consumption

The most efficient allocation of resources and consumption choices based on individual preferences, maximizing utility.