Which of the Following Sounds Most Like Recreation, as Your

question 81

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sounds most like recreation, as your textbook defines it?

• A) a student's time between getting out of class and going to work
• B) a guitarist on tour who has to sell T-shirts and CDs at the merchandise table after each show
• C) the "recess" period given to children in primary school, when they can spend unstructured time on the playground
• D) someone learning the calculus required to compute the amount and type of fuel needed to power a model rocket he wants to launch in a park
• E) a magician who puts up flyers and works at children's birthday parties

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Definitions:

Long-Run

A term referring to a period of time in economics during which all factors of production and costs are variable.

Short-Run

A period where at least one factor of production is fixed, and firms can only adjust the variable factors.

Diminishing Marginal Returns

A principle stating that as an investment in a particular area increases, the rate of profit from that investment, after a certain point, starts to decrease.

Monitoring

The regular observation and recording of activities taking place in a project or program, for oversight and evaluation purposes.