Ramon Engages in Discrete Periods of Binge Eating and He

question 145

Multiple Choice

Ramon engages in discrete periods of binge eating and he feels as if he cannot control himself.He often uses laxatives and regularly induces vomiting to get rid of the food he has just eaten.Knowing diagnostic criteria, one can assume that Ramon might manifest __________.

• A)a feeding disorder of infancy or early childhood
• B)pica
• C)bulimia nervosa
• D)anorexia nervosa

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Definitions:

Marginal Costs

The increase in cost due to the production of one further unit of a product or service.

Total Cost Function

An equation that shows the overall cost incurred by a firm in the production process, including both fixed and variable costs, as a function of the quantity of output produced.

Fixed Cost

Business expenses that remain constant regardless of the level of production or sales, such as rent, salaries, and insurance premiums.

Price Elastic

describes the responsiveness of the quantity demanded of a good to a change in its price.