Your Twenty-Two-Year-Old Friend Has Just Told You That She Is

question 97

Multiple Choice

Your twenty-two-year-old friend has just told you that she is dating a fifty-five-year-old man.According to David Buss,which of the following might explain the attraction between this couple?

• A) The male is looking for someone attractive; the female is looking for someone to provide offspring.
• B) The male is looking for someone who can provide offspring; the female is looking for an established male who can provide greater resources.
• C) Both the male and female are looking for a mate who can provide offspring.
• D) The female is looking for someone who is attractive; the male is looking for someone who could work and increase the amount of resources.

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Definitions:

Producing

The act of creating, manufacturing, or otherwise bringing into existence goods or services to be offered for consumption or use by others.

ATC

Average Total Cost; the sum of all production costs divided by the quantity of output, representing the cost per unit including both fixed and variable costs.

Monopoly Power

The exclusive ability of a company to determine the price and production level of a product or service in the market.

Marginal Revenue

The gain in revenue resulting from the sale of one extra unit of a good or service.