Question 1

The combined impact of all US federal nutrition programs can be classified as a large-scale __________.

Accepted Answer

The combined impact of all US federal nutrition programs can be classified as a large-scale food safety net available to consumer households when they need supplementary assistance.

Question 2

When participating in the SNAP program, the rational consumer household members reach an average level of satisfaction by changing the position of their indifference curve to a point below the budget constraint. This result is known as the infra-marginal solution.

Accepted Answer

When participating in the SNAP program, or in any scenarion, the rational consumer household members are always predicted to maximize their satisfaction by changing consumption to the highest reachable indifference curve, which occurs at a point that is just tangent to the budget constraint. This result is an example of rational consumer behavior.

Question 3

Scenario: Assume household qualifies, and receives a SNAP payment on an EBT card.• The SNAP-changed budget is not identical to a simple cash transfer. Extra SNAP income can only purchase food, and nothing else. When researchers analyzed this scenario with the consumer optimization model, the results indicated three outcomes: 1) infra-marginal, 2) extra-marginal, and 3) empirical. The most accurate description of these three outcomes can be stated as:

Accepted Answer

When empirical researchers observed actual SNAP recipients spending patterns, households spent more on food than the theoretical Infra-marginal or the Extra-Marginal cases predicted. These Results were surprising but also important.

Question 4

Based on studies conducted in the US, Europe and Australia, the following results were observed on the frequency of obesity as compared the level of food security or insecurity in consumer households:

Accepted Answer

Researchers observed that an increased frequency of obesity occurs as food insecurity worsens, especially in the US, Europe and Australia

Question 5

Reseach has determined that additional SNAP dollars increase household food expenditures, and were also associated with gains in dietary quality, energy density, nutrient density, and fruit and vegetable consumption. However, additional research suggests that the evidence about the relationship between SNAP participation and obesity levels is mixed. Some studies show reduced obesity as households access SNAP benefits, while other studies indicate that obesity can worsen with long-term participat

Accepted Answer

Research suggests that the evidence about the relationship between SNAP participation and obesity levels is mixed. Some studies show reduced obesity as households access SNAP benefits, while other studies indicate that obesity can worsen with long-term participation in SNAP. Federal agencies are working to reduce the obesity problem, especially for participants in food safety net programs.

Question 6

The __________ is determined using a mathematical optimization process that seeks a minimum budget cost solution, subject to a combination of nutritional goals and constraints.This formulation outcome sets the maximum allowable SNAP payment for a household recipient.

Accepted Answer

The Thrifty Food Plan is determined using a mathematical optimization process that seeks a minimum budget cost solution, subject to a combination of nutritional goals and constraints.This formulation outcome sets the maximum allowable SNAP payment for a household recipient.

Question 7

The _________ is cited in bankruptcy courts to define the percentage of a bankrupt person's income that constitutes his/her food budget.

Accepted Answer

The Low-Cost Food Plan is cited in bankruptcy courts to define the percentage of a bankrupt person's income that constitutes his/her food budget.

Question 8

US Defense Department uses the _________________ to set Basic Allowance for Subsistence Rates for all service-members.

Accepted Answer

US Defense Department uses the Liberal Food Plan to set Basic Allowance for Subsistence Rates for all service-members.

Question 9

In 2011, consumer confusion over how to convert the food pyramid into everyday life convinced the USDA to change its visual illustration. USDA introduced the "My-Plate" campaign.

Accepted Answer

In 2011, consumer confusion over how to convert the food pyramid into everyday life convinced the USDA to change its visual illustration. USDA introduced the "My-Plate" campaign.

Question 10

If a consumer makes product choices along the negative slope of a utility function's single convex indifference curve, then the consumer is equally happy when consuming more of one product and less of another.

Accepted Answer

If a consumer makes product choices along the negative slope of a utility function's single convex indifference curve, then the consumer is equally happy when consuming more of one product and less of another.

Question 11

When analyzing food budget choices, we employ a household consumer utility function.The household utility function includes two normal microeconomic assumptions: (1) increasing marginal utility for any one item, and (2) a convex indifference curve indicating a preference for similarity in consumption.

Accepted Answer

When analyzing food budget choices, we employ a household consumer utility function.The household utility function includes two normal microeconomic assumptions: (1) diminishing marginal utility for any one item, and (2) a convex indifference curve indicating a preference for variety in consumption.

Question 12

Formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, the _____ provides additional funds that allow needy households to augment their food budgets.

Accepted Answer

Formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides additional funds that allow needy households to augment their food budgets.

Question 13

The ___________ eliminated the purchase requirement and focused on simplified organization, increased accuracy and improved capacity to match program benefits with household need.

Accepted Answer

The Food Stamp Act of 1977 eliminated the purchase requirement and focused on simplified organization, increased accuracy and improved capacity to match program benefits with household need.

Question 14

The ________ included many provisions aimed at improving the effectiveness of the Food Stamp program, including language to help establish Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) as an alternative to food stamps.

Accepted Answer

The Mickey Leland Memorial Domestic Hunger Relief Act included many provisions aimed at improving the effectiveness of the Food Stamp program, including language to help establish Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) as an alternative to food stamps.

Question 15

The _______ published an in-depth study of how best to measure or define the concepts of hunger, food security and food insecurity

Accepted Answer

The National Research Council (NRC) published an in-depth study of how best to measure or define the concepts of hunger, food security and food insecurity

Question 16

The _______ scale categorizes levels of food security and insecurity.

Accepted Answer

The Four-Stage Security scale categorizes levels of food security and insecurity.

Question 17

__________is based on observed and measured phenomena and derives knowledge from actual experience rather than from theory or belief .

Accepted Answer

Empirical Researchis based on observed and measured phenomena and derives knowledge from actual experience rather than from theory or belief .

Question 18

The independent firm Mathematica Policy Research performed an empirical study of SNAP participation effects on household food security.The empirical research included interviews of 9,811 households across 30 States. Results the study indicated

Accepted Answer

The independent firm Mathematica Policy Research performed an empirical study of SNAP participation effects on household food security.The empirical research included interviews of 9,811 households across 30 States. Results the study indicated that households receiving SNAP benefits for at least 6-months are less likely to be food insecure than new SNAP-participant households.

Question 19

A ________ is a model demonstrating how consumers divide their purchases between two scarce products when they have a finite income.

Accepted Answer

A household consumer linear budget constraint is a model demonstrating how consumers divide their purchases between two scarce products when they have a finite income.

Question 20

The WIC Program serves pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, as well as children age 5 and younger. Other than age and family status, WIC had no other eligibility requirements, and participants have very few restrictions in choosing a wide range of foods covered under the program.

Accepted Answer

The WIC Program serves pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, as well as children age 5 and younger. Requirements for WIC eligibility include: • A household income test equal to or less than 185% of the federal poverty guidelines.• Applicants must be individually determined to be at "nutritional risk"" by a health professional, and must meet state residency requirements.WIC is designed to limit recipients to receive specific foods.

Quiz 7: Analyzing Effects of Usda Nutrition Programs on Hunger and Food Security in the US

The combined impact of all US federal nutrition programs can be classified as a large-scale __________.

When participating in the SNAP program, the rational consumer household members reach an average level of satisfaction by changing the position of their indifference curve to a point below the budget constraint. This result is known as the infra-marginal solution.

Based on studies conducted in the US, Europe and Australia, the following results were observed on the frequency of obesity as compared the level of food security or insecurity in consumer households:

The __________ is determined using a mathematical optimization process that seeks a minimum budget cost solution, subject to a combination of nutritional goals and constraints.This formulation outcome sets the maximum allowable SNAP payment for a household recipient.

The _________ is cited in bankruptcy courts to define the percentage of a bankrupt person's income that constitutes his/her food budget.

US Defense Department uses the _________________ to set Basic Allowance for Subsistence Rates for all service-members.

In 2011, consumer confusion over how to convert the food pyramid into everyday life convinced the USDA to change its visual illustration. USDA introduced the "My-Plate" campaign.

If a consumer makes product choices along the negative slope of a utility function's single convex indifference curve, then the consumer is equally happy when consuming more of one product and less of another.

Formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, the _____ provides additional funds that allow needy households to augment their food budgets.

The ___________ eliminated the purchase requirement and focused on simplified organization, increased accuracy and improved capacity to match program benefits with household need.

The ________ included many provisions aimed at improving the effectiveness of the Food Stamp program, including language to help establish Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) as an alternative to food stamps.

The _______ published an in-depth study of how best to measure or define the concepts of hunger, food security and food insecurity

The _______ scale categorizes levels of food security and insecurity.

__________is based on observed and measured phenomena and derives knowledge from actual experience rather than from theory or belief .

The independent firm Mathematica Policy Research performed an empirical study of SNAP participation effects on household food security.The empirical research included interviews of 9,811 households across 30 States. Results the study indicated

A ________ is a model demonstrating how consumers divide their purchases between two scarce products when they have a finite income.

The WIC Program serves pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, as well as children age 5 and younger. Other than age and family status, WIC had no other eligibility requirements, and participants have very few restrictions in choosing a wide range of foods covered under the program.