We Need to Consume More Than 100 Mg of Trace

question 18

True/False

We need to consume more than 100 mg of trace minerals per day.

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Definitions:

Consumed

The act of using up a good or service, thus removing it from the market and contributing to economic activity.

Marginal Utility

The variation in pleasure or usefulness a consumer feels from using one more unit of a product or service.

Diminishing Marginal Utility

The principle that as a consumer consumes more of a good or service, the additional satisfaction gained from consuming an additional unit decreases.

Inferior Good

A type of good for which demand decreases as the income of consumers increases, opposite to what is observed with normal goods.