What Nutrients Must Be Provided by the Diet Because the Body

question 17

Multiple Choice

What nutrients must be provided by the diet because the body cannot produce them in sufficient quantities?

• A) essential nutrients
• B) nonessential nutrients
• C) calories
• D) micronutrients

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Definitions:

Total Utility

The overall satisfaction or happiness a consumer derives from consuming a certain quantity of a good or service.

Marginal Utility

is the added satisfaction or benefit a consumer gets from consuming one additional unit of a good or service.

Utility-Maximizing Rule

The principle that to obtain the greatest total utility, a consumer should allocate money income so that the last dollar spent on each good or service yields the same marginal utility (MU). For two goods X and Y, with prices Px and Py, total utility will be maximized by purchasing the amounts of X and Y such that MUx/Px = MUy/Py for the last dollar spent on each good.

Budget Constraint

The limitations on the consumption choices of an individual or family due to limited financial resources.