Which statement is true about the Malthusian theory?
A. It predicts that famine can easily be averted.
B. It is an application of the law of diminishing returns.
C. It is unduly optimistic.
D. It has proven true in most countries.
B. It is an application of the law of diminishing returns.
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Results of research conducted regarding the Moving to Opportunity program found all of the following except
A) boys and girls who moved to low-poverty neighborhoods were less likely to be arrested. B) boys who moved to low-poverty neighborhoods displayed less cruel or mean behavior. C) girls who moved to low-poverty neighborhoods had fewer behavioral difficulties. D) boys and girls who moved to low-poverty neighborhoods were less likely to be victims of crimes.
In the range of increasing marginal returns, total product is
a. increasing at a constant rate b. increasing at an increasing rate c. increasing at a decreasing rate d. decreasing at an increasing rate e. decreasing at a decreasing rate
Research shows programs like unemployment insurance, disability or health insurance, and job training can be effective in fighting:
A. both transient and chronic poverty. B. transient poverty, but not chronic poverty. C. chronic poverty, but not transient poverty. D. neither transient nor chronic poverty.
Refer to the information provided in Figure 9.7 below to answer the question(s) that follow. 
Figure 9.7 Refer to Figure 9.7. This increasing cost industry's long-run supply curve would be found by drawing a line from
A. Points A to E. B. Points B to C. C. Points B to E. D. Points B to F.