If Farmer Sam MacDonald can produce 200 pounds of cabbages and 0 pounds of potatoes or 0 pounds of cabbages and 100 pounds of potatoes and faces a linear production possibilities curve for his farm, the opportunity cost of producing an additional pound of potatoes is _____ _ pound(s) of cabbage.
A) 1/2
B) 2
C) 100
D) 200
Ans: B) 2
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The business cycle describes
A) the change in the standard of living across countries. B) the change in potential GDP over time. C) the behavior of real GDP over time. D) the behavior of nominal GDP over time. E) the behavior of GNP over time.
The cyclically adjusted deficit as a percentage of GDP is 1 percent in year 1. This deficit becomes a surplus of 1 percent of GDP in year 2. It can be concluded from year 1 to year 2 that:
A. fiscal policy was contractionary. B. the federal government is decreasing taxes. C. fiscal policy was expansionary. D. the federal government is increasing spending.
If an economy is represented by a point inside its production possibilities curve:
A. it can produce more of one product even if it does not produce less of another product. B. it can produce more of one product only if it produces less of another product. C. it cannot produce more of one product unless it stops producing the other product entirely. D. it cannot possibly produce more of one product, even if it produces less of another product.
A shift from S1 to S2 reflects the change that happens when a negative externality is taken into account. A shift from D1 to D2 reflects the change that happens when a positive externality is taken into account.Refer to the above figures. Externalities exist in both panels. After correcting for the externalities the prices should be
A. P1 and P3. B. P1 and P4. C. P2 and P3. D. P2 and P4.