If health care spending is already on the flat of the curve, it may not be possible to improve health status by increasing spending. In this situation, the best way to improve health status may be to:

a. improve overall educational attainment so people can better follow the advice from the medical community.
b. increase the availability of government health insurance.
c. improve life-style decisions by reducing smoking, alcohol consumption, and drug use.
d. invest in biotechnology to determine the genetic factors that improve health.
e. improve access to medical care.

c. improve life-style decisions by reducing smoking, alcohol consumption, and drug use.

Economics

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You have a choice among three options. Option 1: receive $900 immediately. Option 2: receive $1,200 one year from now. Option 3: Receive $2,000 five years from now. The interest rate is 15 percent (0.15) per year. Rank these three options from highest present value to lowest present value

a. Option 1, Option 2, Option 3 b. Option 3, Option 2, Option 1 c. Option 2, Option 3, Option 1 d. Option 3, Option 1, Option 2 e. Option 1, Option 3, Option 2

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The use of common property resources:

A. reduces positive externalities in many cases. B. reduces negative externalities in many cases. C. leads to positive externalities in many cases. D. leads to negative externalities in many cases.

Economics