As a general rule, technological progress
a. shifts the production possibilities curve outward, away from the origin.
b. reduces the slope of the production possibilities curve, making it flatter.
c. increases the slope of the production possibilities curve, making it steeper.
d. shifts the production possibilities curve inward, toward the origin.
A
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A) 75 B) 100 C) 125 D) 200
With respect to events like global warming, some economists suggest using falling discount rates because
A) exponential discounting virtually gives no weight to (large) costs incurred far into the future. B) exponential discounting weights (large) costs incurred far into the future heavily. C) events far in the future do not affect us. D) we should not care about costs far in the future.
One way the government can introduce competition into a monopoly industry is to:
A. break up the company along different stages of the production process. B. split it vertically. C. split it horizontally. D. All of these statements are true.
A producer can raise profit by expanding output if his:
a. marginal revenue is equal to marginal cost. b. marginal revenue is less than marginal cost. c. marginal revenue is negative. d. marginal cost is negative. e. marginal revenue is greater than marginal cost.