Using the Friedewald equation, what is this patient’s serum LDL cholesterol level in mg/dL? A 48-year-old female patient is admitted to the hospital following a mild heart attack. You obtain the following information from her medical record and from a brief nutrition assessment: Race: African-American from Southern Louisiana Height: 5 feet 6 inches tall; Weight: 208 pounds Waist circumference: 44 inches; Blood pressure: 155/98 Total cholesterol: 278 mg/dL; HDL cholesterol: 42 mg/dL Triglycerides: 310 mg/dL; Fasting glucose: 123 mg/dL Cigarette smoking: No; Family history of CAD: Yes Activity: sedentary Eating pattern: Cajun and Creole cuisines including favorites such as Hoppin’ John (rice, black-eyed peas and salt pork), jambalaya, gumbo, barbecued pork, pork sausage, deep-fried catfish, bread pudding and pecan pie Based on a 24-hour dietary recall coupled with usual intake recall, you estimate the following daily intake: 2,700 kcalories, 120g fat (40% of kcalories) of which at least 30 to 40 grams are saturated fat, 90g protein (13% of kcalories), 315g carb (47% of kcalories) Estimated daily salt intake: 14 grams Based on conversations with this patient, she does not know about “good fats” and “bad fats” in foods nor is she knowledgeable about food composition. She’s always eaten a typical Southern Louisiana cuisine as have her family and friends. She eats what is familiar and what she enjoys and doesn’t focus on calories, although she isn’t happy with her weight and would like to weigh less.

A 36-year-old male patient who suffers from persistent gastrointestinal distress and frequent diarrhea is 5 feet 11 inches tall and currently weighs 155 pounds. His weight six months ago was 178 pounds, which was his usual body weight for many years. According to the patient, his postprandial GI distress has caused a loss of interest in food and eating.  How is this patient’s % usual body weight defined?

A monopolist’s price is:

Under perfect discrimination (first degree):

Collusion among firms in an oligopoly can lead to higher prices and reduced competition.

Based on the demand curve for a monopolist’s product in two different markets, what price should the monopolist charge in Market B?

Which of the following is one of the characteristics a business must possess in order to practice price discrimination?

The graph shows the short-run cost, revenue, and perceived demand curves for all firms in the convenience store market, which is a monopolistically competitive market.  What profitability will firms in this industry achieve in the short run?

If a firm is producing a quantity where marginal revenue exceeds marginal costs, the firm should ____ existing levels of production in order to  ____.

In the real world, which of these industries is most clearly an oligopoly?