University of California, Davis ARE 140 ARE 140 Farm Management Winter 2017 Quiz # 4 2017-Feb-02 1)When you grow barley, which of the following is not a variable cost: fuel seed irrigation labor contract harvest cost machinery depreciation The number of chickens you keep for egg production will influence (choose the one correct answer): fixed costs gross margin per unit variable costs interest rate on the production loan efficiency of the operation You can compare the value of apples to oranges if (choose the one correct answer): there is a common unit of comparison the units are specified you make the right assumptions they both have the same fixed costs you can't compare them because they are different commodities To choose an appropriate irrigation system for a terrain with rolling hills you generally would not consider (choose one answer): the permeability rate of the soil of the property the distance of the property from a main road the source of the water the kind of crops to be grown the amount of water to be applied Which of the following is not true of Robert F

Economics Jun 21, 2021

University of California, Davis

ARE 140

ARE 140 Farm Management Winter 2017

Quiz # 4 2017-Feb-02

1)When you grow barley, which of the following is not a variable cost:

1. fuel
2. seed
3. irrigation labor
4. contract harvest cost
5. machinery depreciation

The number of chickens you keep for egg production will influence (choose the one correct answer):
1. fixed costs
2. gross margin per unit
3. variable costs
4. interest rate on the production loan
5. efficiency of the operation

You can compare the value of apples to oranges if (choose the one correct answer):
1. there is a common unit of comparison
2. the units are specified
3. you make the right assumptions
4. they both have the same fixed costs
5. you can't compare them because they are different commodities

To choose an appropriate irrigation system for a terrain with rolling hills you generally would not consider (choose one answer):
1. the permeability rate of the soil of the property
2. the distance of the property from a main road
3. the source of the water
4. the kind of crops to be grown
5. the amount of water to be applied

Which of the following is not true of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr)?

1. both his father and his uncle were assassinated; his father while he was running for president and his uncle while president of the United States.

1. RFK Jr is a widely respected environmental lawyer who specializes in using the court systems to enforce the laws that protect rivers from pollution, especially mercury pollution.

1. RFK Jr says the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) is a subsidiary of the pharmaceutical industry.

1. RFK Jr is widely respected for bringing to public attention the dangers of mercury (thimerosal) in vaccines.

Which of the following is not true of Zen Honeycutt, founder of activist group Moms Across America (MAA)?

1. she claims that children's health is strongly affected by what they eat, even to the extent of producing the symptoms of autism.

1. she and her MAA organization are influencing the buying choices of thousands of families.

1. she believes that mothers must understand the science before rejecting USDA-approved foods for their families.

1. she advises moms to experiment with their families' diets as a way to decide which foods are healthy.

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