Marcy Is an African-American Mother and Janet Is a European-American

question 30

Multiple Choice

Marcy is an African-American mother and Janet is a European-American mother.Both women are participating in Head Start.What is the most likely outcome?

• A) Both women will greatly benefit from the program.
• B) The intervention will have a larger effect for Marcy than Janet.
• C) The intervention will have a larger effect for Janet than Marcy.
• D) Both women will be unaffected by participating in the program.

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Definitions:

Marginal Product

The additional output that is produced by using one more unit of a variable input, holding all other inputs constant.

Variable Input

An input in the production process that varies with the level of output, such as labor or raw materials.

Marginal Product

The increase in output resulting from a one-unit increase in the use of a particular input, while holding other inputs constant.

Average Product

The output produced, on average, by each unit of a variable input, such as labor or capital, in the production process.