For Each of the Following Scenarios, Describe the Stage of Change

question 15

Essay

For each of the following scenarios, describe the stage of change that is represented and provide two appropriate strategies to help the person move forward in the cycle of change.
1) José wants to get back into shape, but he cannot figure out how to fit activity into his day and does not know what to do next about his desire to change.
2) Jalyse has tried unsuccessfully to quit smoking in the past and now assumes that she will never be able to quit.
3) Will has decided to improve his diet. He has already started to change by eating cereal for breakfast at home one day per week rather than picking up his usual fast-food breakfast on the way to his first class.

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Definitions:

Long-Run Average Cost Curve

A graphical representation used in economics to show the lowest average cost of production at which any given level of output can be produced in the long run, when all inputs are variable.

ATC

Average Total Cost, which refers to the total cost per unit of output produced, calculated by dividing the total cost by the quantity of output.

AVC

Average Variable Cost, which represents the variable costs of production (costs that change with output) divided by the quantity of output.

Average Total Cost

Calculated as the sum of all production costs divided by the number of units produced, representing the per unit cost of production.