Jamie Has Enough Money to Buy Either a Mountain Dew

question 85

Multiple Choice

Jamie has enough money to buy either a Mountain Dew, or a Pepsi, or a bag of chips. He chooses to buy the Mountain Dew. The opportunity cost of the Mountain Dew is

• A)the Pepsi and the bag of chips.
• B)zero because he enjoys the Mountain Dew.
• C)the Pepsi because it is a drink, as is the Mountain Dew.
• D)the Mountain Dew.
• E)the Pepsi or the bag of chips, whichever the highest-valued alternative forgone.

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Definitions:

Dominant Genes

Genes that express their trait even when only one copy is present, overpowering recessive genes in determining certain characteristics.

Recessive Genes

Genes that produce their characteristic phenotype only when their allele is identical and not masked by a dominant allele in a heterozygous pairing.

Epigenetics

The study of heritable changes in gene expression that occur without changes in the DNA sequence, often influenced by environmental factors and lifestyle.

Nuclear Membrane

A double-lipid bilayer that encloses the nucleus in eukaryotic cells, controlling the flow of substances in and out of the nucleus.