Referring to Figure 1.5, the opportunity cost of producing the first unit of pizza is 
A. six units of soda.
B. three units of soda.
C. one unit of soda.
Answer: B
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When the economy is in long-run equilibrium, the price level adjusts so as to equate which two values with one another?
A) total planned real expenditures and total planned production B) government spending and tax revenues C) the inflation rate and the unemployment rate D) import and export spending
The analysis of Chapter 15 argues that the painfully slow recovery following the Great Recession, in which the accumulation of mistakes during the housing bubble are not being fully corrected, is explained by
A) the Fed's continued attempt to keep interest rates low and "help" the housing sector recover. B) the negative consequences of deficit policies that attempt to "stimulate" the economy. C) both of the above reasons. D) neither of the above reasons.
According to Keynesian economists,
a. the economy will return quickly to full employment in most cases b. if output is below its potential, the economy will soon return to full employment c. production can be stuck below its full-employment level for extended periods of time d. the Great Depression proved that classical economics does a good job of explaining how the economy operates e. he economy will achieve full employment in the short run but, in the long run, GDP will fluctuate
When supply is perfectly elastic, the value of the price elasticity of supply is
a. 0. b. 1. c. greater than 0 and less than 1. d. infinity.