Which of the Following Is Correct

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is correct?

• A)Efficiency deals with the size of the economic pie,and equality deals with how fairly the pie is sliced.
• B)Equality can be judged on positive grounds whereas efficiency requires normative judgments.
• C)Efficiency is more difficult to evaluate than equality.
• D)Equality and efficiency are both maximized in a society when total surplus is maximized.

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Definitions:

Auscultated Blood Pressure

Blood pressure as measured by listening with a stethoscope.

Palpatory Method

A technique used in medicine to feel the body with hands to determine the size, consistency, and location of certain body parts or abnormalities.

Korotkoff Sounds

The sounds a doctor listens for when taking blood pressure with a stethoscope and sphygmomanometer, marking the systolic and diastolic pressures.

Systolic Pressure

The blood pressure measured when the left ventricle of the heart contracts.