It is possible for an economy to increase its production of both goods if the economy
a. moves downward and to the right along its production possibilities frontier and the frontier is bowed outward.
b. moves upward and to the left along its production possibilities frontier and the frontier is bowed outward.
c. moves in either direction along its production possibilities frontier and the frontier is a straight line.
d. moves from a situation of inefficient production to a situation of efficient production.
d
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a. 5 pesos per loaf. b. 6 pesos per loaf. c. 25 pesos per loaf. d. 150 pesos per loaf.
Refer to Figure 13.2. Assume the economy is initially in equilibrium with real GDP equal to potential GDP
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What is the standard deviation of the payoff from an investment that yields $5,000 with a probability of 0.15 and $500 with a probability of 0.85?
A. $0 B. $2,581,875 C. $42.50 D. $1,606.82
Autonomous spending rises by $10 billion and Real GDP rises by $50 billion. What does the marginal propensity to save equal?
A) 0.10 B) 0.20 C) 0.80 D) 0.90 E) 0.50