What Happens to Generalized Reciprocity in Times of Scarcity

question 20

Multiple Choice

What happens to generalized reciprocity in times of scarcity?

• A) Sharing tends to increase during times of food shortage, but not famine.
• B) Sharing tends to increase during times of famine, but not food shortage.
• C) Sharing tends to increase during both food shortage and famine.
• D) Sharing tends to decrease during both food shortage and famine.

---

Definitions:

MRP = MRC

An equality suggesting that the marginal revenue product (additional revenue from one more unit of an input) equals the marginal resource cost (cost of acquiring one additional unit of the input).

Resource Price

The cost associated with acquiring resources needed for production, such as labor, land, and capital.

Derived Demand

Demand for a good or service that arises from the demand for another good or service.

Airline Pilots

Trained professionals who operate aircraft, navigating flights across various distances.