What Is One of the Possible Negative Consequences of Using

question 83

Multiple Choice

What is one of the possible negative consequences of using ultrasound to determine a child's sex?

• A)In some countries,ultrasounds are being misused for sex-selection of children.
• B)Ultrasounds determining sex can be dangerous to the unborn child as they use stronger waves than other ultrasounds.
• C)Knowing a child's sex before birth can lead to negative outcomes for the birth mother.
• D)There aren't any negative consequences of using ultrasound to determine a child's sex.

Understand the significance and implications of the production possibilities curve.

Learn about the efficiency represented by points on the production possibilities frontier.

Recognize the implications of the bowed-out shape of the production possibilities frontier indicating increasing opportunity costs.

Understand the distinction between attainable and unattainable outputs as represented by the production possibilities frontier.

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