The typical family on the Planet Econ consumes 10 pizzas, 7 pairs of jeans, and 20 gallons of milk. In 2016, pizzas cost $10 each, jeans cost $40 per pair, and milk cost $3 per gallon. In 2017, the price of pizzas increased to $14 each, while the price of jeans and milk remained the same. Between 2016 and 2017, a typical family's cost of living:
A. remained the same.
B. increased by 9 percent.
C. decreased by 9 percent.
D. increased by 40 percent.
Answer: B
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A. so as to produce the combination L. B. and consumer goods simultaneously, except at the point where the curve intersects the vertical axis. C. but will have to hold constant its production of consumer goods. D. only if it reduces its production of consumer goods.
Specialization and trade do not allow individuals, firms, or even nations to acquire goods that lie beyond their production capabilities
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Prices are useful in coordinating society's economic planning because
a. they convey information about which goods are scarce and which are plentiful. b. economies based on price systems are more flexible than centrally planned economies. c. economies based on price systems are more likely than centrally planned economies to minimize the cost of producing society's output. d. All of the above are correct.