In Making Your Decision Whether to Take a Trip During

question 82

Multiple Choice

In making your decision whether to take a trip during spring break,you compare all the other activities you could undertake.As a result,you

• A) are making a choice on the margin.
• B) limit the cost and the benefits you can gain.
• C) are not making a rational choice.
• D) do not face an opportunity cost.
• E) must have made a choice in the social interest.

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Definitions:

Aneroid Sphygmomanometers

A type of blood pressure monitor that uses a mechanical gauge without the need for mercury to measure blood pressure.

Auscultated Blood Pressure

Blood pressure as measured by listening with a stethoscope.

Palpatory Method

A technique used in medicine to feel the body with hands to determine the size, consistency, and location of certain body parts or abnormalities.

Korotkoff Sounds

The sounds a doctor listens for when taking blood pressure with a stethoscope and sphygmomanometer, marking the systolic and diastolic pressures.