The Aché prefer to hunt peccaries rather than armadillos, because peccaries have a higher calorie yield per work hour. This is an example of __________.
A) maximum food collecting
B) ideal gathering
C) optimal foraging
D) ultimate gardening
C) optimal foraging
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If a perfectly competitive firm is producing an output level that sets its marginal revenue equal to its short-run marginal cost (MR = MC) and its long-run marginal cost (MR = LMC), the firm ________.
A) is maximizing its short-run profit, but not its long-run profit B) should increase production to maximize its short-run and long-run profit C) is maximizing its long-run profit, but not its short-run profit D) is maximizing its short-run and long-run profit
Which of the following is true about Alfred Russel Wallace?
a. He was born into a very wealthy family. b. He joined expeditions to the Amazon and Southeast Asia. c. He was a very close friend of Charles Lyell. d. He published an article titled Principles of Geology. e. In 1858, he received Darwin's paper titled On the Origin of Species.
Americans believe that success is the result of:
a) hard work and sacrifice. b) luck. c) proper education. d) social networks.
Which of these is characteristic of courts of mediation?
a. Arbitrariness due to lack of codified laws to follow b. The use of community leaders as mediators c. The application of a reasonable-person model d. The application of harsh sanctions for non-compliance