"What Works Best to Keep Suicidal People from Following Through

question 93

Multiple Choice

"What works best to keep suicidal people from following through?" asks a friend. Which would be the correct answer to this question?

• A) "There are very good drugs one could use."
• B) "All therapies are about equally effective."
• C) "Try cognitive-behavioral therapy."
• D) "Actually, no therapy works very well."

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost

The cost incurred from producing an additional unit of a product.

Average Variable Cost

The total variable costs (costs that change with the level of output) divided by the quantity of output produced, indicating the cost of producing an additional unit.

Marginal Cost

The boost in expenditure linked to creating an additional unit of a good or service.

Average Total Cost

Refers to the sum of all production costs divided by the total output produced, indicating the cost per unit of producing a good or service.