The Effect of the Hormone Prolactin Is To

question 21

Multiple Choice

The effect of the hormone prolactin is to:

• A) stimulate breast development.
• B) balance supply and demand of breast milk.
• C) stimulate breast milk production.
• D) stimulate ejection of milk from the alveoli.

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Definitions:

Income Elasticity

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in consumers' income.

Inferior Good

A type of good whose demand decreases when consumer income rises, unlike normal goods for which the opposite is true.

Marginal Utility

The additional satisfaction or utility gained by consuming an additional unit of a good or service.

Income Elasticity

It quantifies the sensitivity of the quantity demanded for a good to a change in consumer incomes, highlighting how demand varies as income levels shift.