Exam 3: The Economic Problem

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  -Suppose India and France have the same PPF,shown in the figure above.Based on their current production points,India's most likely future PPF is ________ and France's most likely future PPF is ________. -Suppose India and France have the same PPF,shown in the figure above.Based on their current production points,India's most likely future PPF is ________ and France's most likely future PPF is ________.

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If Country A can produce an extra plane by giving up two boats,and Country B can produce an extra plane by giving up three boats,then

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On a production possibilities frontier diagram,where are production points that have tradeoffs? Where are production points with a free lunch?

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The negative slope of the production possibilities frontier represents the idea

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  -Suppose that Germany,France,Estonia,and India all have the same production possibilities,illustrated in the figure above.Based on the production points in the figure,which country is most likely to expand its PPF to PPF₁? -Suppose that Germany,France,Estonia,and India all have the same production possibilities,illustrated in the figure above.Based on the production points in the figure,which country is most likely to expand its PPF to PPF₁?

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  -Huey and Steve can grow potatoes or tomatoes.The table above shows the pounds of potatoes and tomatoes Huey and Steve can grow in a week.Based on the table,which of the following statements is correct? -Huey and Steve can grow potatoes or tomatoes.The table above shows the pounds of potatoes and tomatoes Huey and Steve can grow in a week.Based on the table,which of the following statements is correct?

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  -The figure above shows a nation's production possibilities frontier.In the figure,point A shows -The figure above shows a nation's production possibilities frontier.In the figure,point A shows

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  -The table above shows a nation's production possibilities frontier.If the nation chooses to increase the production of robots from 2 to 3 and it is on its PPF,it will have to forgo ________ pizzas. -The table above shows a nation's production possibilities frontier.If the nation chooses to increase the production of robots from 2 to 3 and it is on its PPF,it will have to forgo ________ pizzas.

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If a nation devotes a larger share of its current production to consumption goods,then

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  -The figure above shows the production possibilities frontiers for the United Kingdom and France.What is the opportunity cost of one bushel of wheat for the United Kingdom? -The figure above shows the production possibilities frontiers for the United Kingdom and France.What is the opportunity cost of one bushel of wheat for the United Kingdom?

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Which of the following is correct about comparative advantage?

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The bowed out (concave)shape of the production possibilities curve implies that as production of one good

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The production possibilities frontier illustrates the

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  -Jean can either type her term paper or create Web pages during the limited time she has available.The table above shows her PPF. a.Can Jean type 90 pages and create 2 Web pages? b.Use the above numbers to calculate the opportunity cost of a typed page as she increases her time typing and decreases time creating a Web page. -Jean can either type her term paper or create Web pages during the limited time she has available.The table above shows her PPF. a.Can Jean type 90 pages and create 2 Web pages? b.Use the above numbers to calculate the opportunity cost of a typed page as she increases her time typing and decreases time creating a Web page.

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A bowed out PPF reflects which of the following ideas? i.increasing opportunity cost ii.resources are not equally productive in all activities iii.prices of goods increase over time

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  -The figure above shows the production possibilities frontier for a country.In order for it to produce at point E,the -The figure above shows the production possibilities frontier for a country.In order for it to produce at point E,the

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If Toni has an absolute advantage in both sewing and ironing when compared to Tom,then

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  -The figure above shows the production possibilities frontier for a country.If the economy is operating at point B,then the opportunity cost of another million gallons of milk is -The figure above shows the production possibilities frontier for a country.If the economy is operating at point B,then the opportunity cost of another million gallons of milk is

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  -The figure above shows a production possibilities frontier.In the figure,when the economy moves from point D to point C,the opportunity cost of producing one more DVD ________,and when it moves from point C to D,the opportunity cost of producing one more cell phone ________. -The figure above shows a production possibilities frontier.In the figure,when the economy moves from point D to point C,the opportunity cost of producing one more DVD ________,and when it moves from point C to D,the opportunity cost of producing one more cell phone ________.

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  -Omar and John can fix computers or write computer programs.The table above shows the number of computers they can fix and the lines of code they can write in a day. a.Who,if anyone,has the absolute advantage? b.Who has the comparative advantage in fixing computers? Why? c.Who has the comparative advantage in writing programs? Why? -Omar and John can fix computers or write computer programs.The table above shows the number of computers they can fix and the lines of code they can write in a day. a.Who,if anyone,has the absolute advantage? b.Who has the comparative advantage in fixing computers? Why? c.Who has the comparative advantage in writing programs? Why?

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