Even Countries That Depend Primarily on Market Forces to Resolve

question 31

Multiple Choice

Even countries that depend primarily on market forces to resolve the basic economic questions will usually rely on the collective decision-making process to

• A) determine the prices of goods and resources.
• B) allocate goods that are essential to life.
• C) determine the distribution of income among citizens.
• D) define and enforce private-property rights and designate the acceptable forms of competitive economic behavior.

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Definitions:

Portion Sizes

The amount of a particular food someone chooses to eat at one time, which can impact caloric intake and nutrition.

Added Sugars

Sugars and syrups that are added to foods or beverages when they are processed or prepared, not including naturally occurring sugars.

Lactose Intolerant

The inability to fully digest lactose, a sugar found in milk and dairy products, due to a deficiency in lactase enzyme.

Food Allergy

An adverse health effect arising from a specific immune response that occurs reproducibly on exposure to a given food.