Variable Costs

question 23

Multiple Choice

Variable costs:

• A) increase per unit as output increases.
• B) decrease per unit as output decreases.
• C) remain constant in total regardless of the level of output.
• D) remain constant per unit regardless of the level of output.

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Definitions:

Linkage Disequilibrium

A non-random association of alleles at different genes that are located close to one another on the same chromosome.

Genotypic Interaction

Refers to the complex ways in which genes within an organism interact with each other to influence the organism's traits.

Genetically Programmed Responses

Innate behaviors or reactions in organisms that are predetermined by their genetic makeup and manifest without prior learning or experience.

Quantitative Trait Locus

A section of DNA (locus) that correlates with variation in a quantitative trait in the phenotype of a population.