Which of the Following Statements Is Representative of Vitamin Supplementation

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is representative of vitamin supplementation practices?

• A)Most people who take supplements consume a poor diet
• B)Most people should take supplements daily because of the great difficulty in obtaining the needed amounts from food
• C)People who have low energy intakes or are pregnant are at risk for developing deficiencies and may benefit from supplementation
• D)People should take supplements daily because nutrition surveys in the U.S.and Canada have detected deficiencies in some population groups

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Definitions:

Perfect Competition

A market structure characterized by a large number of small firms, a homogeneous product, free entry and exit, and perfect information.

Inelastic Demand

Demand that responds somewhat, but not a great deal, to changes in price. Inelastic demand always has a numerical value between zero and 1.

Zero Profits

A situation where a firm’s total revenues are exactly equal to its total costs, leading to no net profit or loss.

MC = ATC

This is the point where Marginal Cost equals Average Total Cost, typically illustrating the most efficient scale of production in the short run.