Nitrates and Nitrites Are Used in Cured Meats Mainly to Prevent

question 21

Multiple Choice

Nitrates and nitrites are used in cured meats mainly to prevent

• A)Staphylococcal enteritis.
• B)Shigellosis.
• C)Botulism.
• D)Listeriosis.
• E)Vibrio enteritis.

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Definitions:

Production Possibilities Frontier

A curve depicting all maximum output possibilities for two or more goods given a set of inputs (resources, labor, etc.).

Inefficient

A situation where resources are not utilized in the best possible way, leading to wasted inputs or the capability to produce more for less not being exploited.

Comparative Advantage

Situation in which Country 1 has an advantage over Country 2 in producing a good because the cost of producing the good in 1, relative to the cost of producing other goods in 1, is lower than the cost of producing the good in 2, relative to the cost of producing other goods in 2.

Marginal Costs

The additional cost incurred by producing one more unit of a product or service.