Surrogate Motherhood

question 7

Multiple Choice

Surrogate motherhood

• A) is the least controversial form of medically assisted conception.
• B) usually involves the wealthy as contractors for infants and the less economically advantaged as surrogates.
• C) arrangements rarely proceed smoothly.
• D) is illegal in most U.S. states.

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Definitions:

Average Total Cost

The total cost of production divided by the number of goods produced, representing the average cost per unit of output.

Diseconomies of Scale

A situation where as a firm grows larger, the costs per unit increase, due to factors like coordination and operational inefficiencies.

Diminishing Returns

A principle stating that adding more of one factor of production, while holding others constant, will at some point yield lower incremental per-unit returns.

Short Run

A time period during which at least one input, such as plant size, is fixed and cannot be changed by the firm.