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Mary and Jim Are Expecting a Child, and Prenatal Diagnostic

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Mary and Jim are expecting a child, and prenatal diagnostic procedures have confirmed that the fetus has _____, a neural tube disorder that causes brain and spine abnormalities. Their physician has explained that this gene-linked abnormality could be treated with corrective surgery at birth, orthopedic devices, and physical or medical therapy.


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Economic Profit

The difference between a firm's total revenue and its total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs.

Monopolistic Competition

A market structure characterized by many firms selling similar but not identical products, with each having some control over its own prices.

Price Makers

Entities in a market that have the power to set prices for goods or services because they hold significant control over the market or the product.

Oligopoly

A market structure in which a small number of firms dominate the market, leading to limited competition and possibly higher prices for consumers.

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