What Is One of the Main Problems with Advance Directives

question 1

Multiple Choice

What is one of the main problems with advance directives?

• A) They are not enforceable by law in Canada, and therefore doctors and family frequently disregard them.
• B) Many people cannot or will not write a living will because their religion condemns it as a form of suicide.
• C) In some cases people will change their minds as they near death, but they will not get a chance to change their advance directive.
• D) It does not fulfill its main function of relieving doctors of responsibility for stopping treatment.

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Definitions:

ATC

Average Total Cost (ATC) refers to the total cost per unit of output, calculated by dividing the total cost by the quantity of output produced.

Economic Loss

The difference between the revenues received from the sale of an output and the opportunity cost of the inputs used.

Average Variable Cost

The variable cost per unit of output, obtained by dividing the total variable cost by the total output.

Marginal Cost

The change in total production cost that comes from making or producing one additional unit.