Consider the Following Information Regarding a Person's Decision to Go

question 102

Multiple Choice

Consider the following information regarding a person's decision to go to college: college tuition is $20,000 per year, room and board is $10,000 per year, and books and materials are $2,000 per year.Suppose that instead of going to college this person could have earned $18,000 working in a store.An economist would calculate the cost of going to college as

• A)$20,000.
• B)$30,000.
• C)$32,000.
• D)$50,000.
• E)$18,000.

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Definitions:

Crossing Over

The exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes during meiosis, leading to variation in the genetic information passed to offspring.

Meiosis

A form of cellular division that halves the number of chromosomes, thereby creating four unique haploid gametes.

Sexual Reproduction

A biological process that creates a new organism by combining the genetic material of two organisms.

Asexual Reproduction

A mode of reproduction involving only one parent that results in offspring genetically identical to the parent, occurring without the fusion of gametes.