Exam 2: The Economic Problem

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Point Production of X Production of Y A 0 40 B 3 36 C 6 28 D 9 16 E 12 0 -The above table shows production combinations on a country's production possibilities frontier.Which of the following is an example of a production point that is inefficient?

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An opportunity cost of economic growth is

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Explain the connection between opportunity cost and the PPF.

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The production possibilities frontier is

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  -In the production possibilities frontier depicted in the figure above,which of the following combinations of hats and bananas is inefficient? -In the production possibilities frontier depicted in the figure above,which of the following combinations of hats and bananas is inefficient?

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When an economy produces at its allocatively efficient production point,

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  -The opportunity cost of producing a unit of consumption at point b in the figure ________ point a. -The opportunity cost of producing a unit of consumption at point b in the figure ________ point a.

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  -In the figure above,the marginal cost of producing a computer -In the figure above,the marginal cost of producing a computer

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An economy produces only food and shelter.There are two individuals in the economy: Bill and Mary.Mary's opportunity cost of producing 1 unit of shelter is 2 units of food.Bill's opportunity cost of producing 1 unit of shelter is 4 units of food.

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Explain the difference between marginal cost and marginal benefit.

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Tom takes 20 minutes to cook an egg and 5 minutes to make a sandwich.Jerry takes 15 minutes to cook an egg and 3 minutes to make a sandwich.Both individuals will be better off if

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As a person consumes more of a good,the

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President Obama has proposed a goal that everyone complete at least one year of formal education or training beyond high school.This policy would ________ the production of current consumption goods and services and ________ the future production of consumption goods and services.

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  -In the figure above,Jill is producing at point A.Jill's opportunity cost producing one pair of pants is -In the figure above,Jill is producing at point A.Jill's opportunity cost producing one pair of pants is

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If Hong Kong continues to devote more resources to accumulating capital than the United States,Hong Kong will continue to grow more rapidly than the United States.

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  -According to the diagram in the figure above,an allocatively efficient use of resources requires that production and consumption of gasoline be -According to the diagram in the figure above,an allocatively efficient use of resources requires that production and consumption of gasoline be

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When operating on its PPF,a country can produce 2 tons of butter and 200 cars OR 3 tons of butter and 150 cars.The opportunity cost of 1 ton of butter is ________ cars per ton of butter.

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  -In the above figure,which point represents an unattainable production combination of the two goods? -In the above figure,which point represents an unattainable production combination of the two goods?

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The slope of a production possibilities frontier that displays increasing opportunity cost is

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Tom takes 20 minutes to cook an egg and 5 minutes to make a sandwich.Jerry takes 15 minutes to cook an egg and 3 minutes to make a sandwich. Tom has a comparative advantage in ________ and Jerry has a comparative advantage in ________.

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