The High Frequency of Unintended Births, Especially Among Women or Couples

question 17

Multiple Choice

The high frequency of unintended births, especially among women or couples with less education or fewer economic resources, partly results from

• A) the opportunity cost of having children.
• B) intensive motherhood.
• C) religious beliefs that prevent them from using birth control.
• D) a lack of access to quality medical care.

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Definitions:

Marginal Revenue Product Curve

A graphical representation showing how the addition of one more unit of a resource affects the total revenue.

Law of Diminishing Returns

An economic principle stating that if one factor of production is increased while others are held constant, the overall returns will eventually decrease after a certain point.

Resource Demand Curve

A graph that illustrates the quantity of a resource demanded at various price levels.

Competitive Market

A market structure characterized by many buyers and sellers, where no single entity can affect the market price significantly.