What Has Been an Unforeseen Consequence of the Overprescription of Penicillin

question 23

Multiple Choice

What has been an unforeseen consequence of the overprescription of penicillin and other antibiotics in Canada?

• A) an emergence of drug-resistant super germs
• B) an increase in cancer rates
• C) a spike in suicide rates
• D) a decline in the rate of elective surgery

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Definitions:

Disposable Income

The financial pot allocated for households to manage their savings and expenditures after income tax deductions.

Autonomous Consumption

The level of consumption spending that occurs when income is zero, representing the expenditures that consumers must make even when they have no income.

Disposable Income

Households' budget for spending and savings after the necessary income taxes have been deducted.

Induced Consumption

Consumer spending that increases as disposable income rises, and decreases as income falls.