What Is the Best Way for Governments to Control Population

question 4

Multiple Choice

What is the best way for governments to control population growth?

• A)improve the life chances and wealth of people in poor countries
• B)provide excellent healthcare and free contraceptives
• C)place governmental limitations on family sizes
• D)charge a tax on children
• E)give the responsibility to churches and religious groups

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Definitions:

Fixed Expenses

Regular and unchanged expenses incurred by a business irrespective of its level of output or sales volume, such as lease payments, insurance, and salaries of permanent employees.

Theory of Constraints

A management paradigm that focuses on identifying and addressing the single bottleneck or constraint that severely limits a system's performance or output.

Bottlenecks

Refer to points of congestion in a production system that significantly slow down the overall process.

Variable Cost Concept

A concept used in applying the cost-plus approach to product pricing in which only the variable costs are included in the cost amount to which the markup is added.