All of the Following Are Characteristics of Food Portion Sizes

question 85

Multiple Choice

All of the following are characteristics of food portion sizes except

• A)they are both high in fat and large in size at restaurants.
• B)they have increased in general and this change parallels the increasing prevalence of obesity.
• C)reducing portion size has a bigger impact than reducing energy density as a means of lowering total energy intake.
• D)they have increased most notably at fast-food restaurants compared with conventional eating establishments.

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Definitions:

Total Cost

The overall expenses incurred by a firm in producing goods or services, including both fixed and variable costs.

Average-Total-Cost Curve

A graphical representation that shows how the average total cost of production changes as the quantity of output is altered.

Diminishing Marginal Product

A principle stating that as additional units of a variable input are added to a fixed input, the additional output produced from each new unit decreases.

Production Function

An equation or representation showing the relationship between inputs used in production and the output of goods and services.