As People Move from Early to Middle Adulthood,their Rate of Interaction

question 259

Multiple Choice

As people move from early to middle adulthood,their rate of interaction with acquaintances _____,and their rate of interaction with family and a few close friends _____.

• A)remains the same;remains the same
• B)declines;declines
• C)stays stable or increases;declines
• D)declines;stays stable or increases

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Definitions:

Diminishing Marginal Product

The principle that as more of a variable input is added to a fixed input, the additional output produced from each new unit of input will eventually decrease.

Production Function

A production function describes the relationship between inputs used in production and the output generated from those inputs.

Marginal Product

The additional output gained by adding one more unit of a specific input, keeping all other inputs constant.

Profitability

A measure of the ability of a company or a business sector to generate earnings compared to its expenses and other relevant costs incurred during a specific period of time.