Exam 2: The Economic Problem

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In one week Alice can produce 5 pairs of shoes or 4 bookshelves while Roger can produce 10 pairs of shoes or 6 bookshelves.Alice has ________ advantage in producing ________.

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The opportunity cost of more capital goods today is

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If an economy is operating at a point inside the production possibilities frontier,then

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Any point on a production possibilities frontier (PPF) itself is

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  -The above figure illustrates that if this country wishes to move from its current production point (labeled Current) and have 10 more tons of food,it can do this by producing -The above figure illustrates that if this country wishes to move from its current production point (labeled "Current") and have 10 more tons of food,it can do this by producing

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We are using resources efficiently if we can produce more of one good without producing less of some other good that we value more highly.

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  -In the above figure,which of the following is TRUE regarding the movements from point A to B and from point C to D? I. The movement from point A to B shows that the economy has chosen to produce 100 more jets. II. The movement from point C to D shows that the economy has chosen to produce 100 more jets. III. The movement from point A to B and from point C to D have the same opportunity cost. -In the above figure,which of the following is TRUE regarding the movements from point A to B and from point C to D? I. The movement from point A to B shows that the economy has chosen to produce 100 more jets. II. The movement from point C to D shows that the economy has chosen to produce 100 more jets. III. The movement from point A to B and from point C to D have the same opportunity cost.

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A production point beyond the production possibilities frontier represents what?

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U.S. production possibilities France's production possibilities Steel 100 25 Concrete 200 100 -Agnes can produce either 1 unit of X or 1 unit of Y in an hour,while Brenda can produce either 2 units of X or 4 units of Y in an hour.

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Production efficiency occurs when production ________.

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If property rights are not clearly defined and enforced,then

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Which of the following is TRUE regarding marginal benefit? I. The marginal benefit curve shows the benefit firms receive by producing another unit of a good. II. Marginal benefit increases as more of a good is consumed.

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China's production in 1 day Pakistan's production in 1 day Cloth Cloth 8 4 Cheese Cheese 16 12 -The table above shows the amounts of cloth and cheese that China and Pakistan can produce in an hour.Which country has the comparative advantage in cloth and which country has the comparative advantage in cheese?

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Point Production of grain (tons) Production of cars (cars) A 0 30 B 2 28 C 4 24 D 6 18 E 8 10 F 10 0 -The table above lists six points on the production possibilities frontier for grain and cars.Given this information,which of the following combinations is unattainable?

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The idea of comparative advantage implies that people or countries

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Production possibilities Possibility Pizza (per hour) Soda (cases per hour) A 0 100 B 1 95 C 2 80 D 3 60 E 4 35 F 5 0 -In the above table,the opportunity cost of the 2nd pizza is

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  -In the above figure,the curve labeled a is the ________ curve and the curve labeled b is the ________ curve. -In the above figure,the curve labeled a is the ________ curve and the curve labeled b is the ________ curve.

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Country A Country B Good X (units of X ) Good Y (units of Y ) Good X (units of X ) Good Y (units of Y ) 0 16 0 12 2 12 2 9 4 8 4 6 6 4 6 3 8 0 8 0 -In the table above,country A is producing 4 units of X and 8 units of Y and country B is producing 4 units of X and 6 units of Y.Regarding the production of good X

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Capital accumulation definitely

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