If It Is in Our Power to Prevent Something Bad

question 120

Multiple Choice

If it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening, according to Singer, then . . .

• A) We should do it regardless of any other considerations.
• B) If we can do it without thereby sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance, we should.
• C) It would be good for us to do it but not wrong for us not to do it.
• D) We should only do it if it means we don't have to give up our current way of life.

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Definitions:

Shutdown Point

The level of operation at which a company does not generate enough revenue to cover its variable costs, leading to a decision to cease operations temporarily.

Short-Run Supply Curve

A graphical representation that shows the relationship between the price of a good or service and the quantity that producers are willing to supply in the short term, typically illustrating an upward slope.

Output

The total amount of goods and services produced by an economy, a sector, or a company during a specific period.

Shutdown Point

The level of operation at which a firm is not generating enough revenue to cover its variable costs, making it economically viable to cease production.