The above table shows production combinations on a country's production possibilities frontier. A movement from ________ involves the greatest opportunity cost of increasing the production of good Y
A) point E to point D
B) point D to point C
C) point C to point B
D) point B to point A
D
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With an increase in total factor productivity in the Solow growth model,
A) output decreases temporarily and returns to the previous steady state. B) output increases temporarily and returns to the previous steady state. C) the economy reaches a steady state with higher output. D) the economy reaches a steady state with lower output.
Even though Mary's income is very low, she makes sure that she purchases enough milk for her family to drink. As her income rises, she does buy more milk. Which graph in the above figure best represents Mary's Engel curve for milk?
A) Graph A B) Graph B C) Graph C D) Graph D
Happy Cows is a perfectly competitive dairy farm that has consistently faced a 50 percent chance of a high demand of $5 and a 50 percent chance of a low demand of $4. The managers of Happy Cows learn that there is now a 50 percent chance of a high demand of $8 and a 50 percent chance of a low demand of $2. All else equal, the change in the high and low demand values makes an accurate forecast
________ valuable to Happy Cows as the firm stands to gain ________ profit from an accurate forecast. A) more; less B) less; less C) less; more D) more; more
Which of the following is not a characteristic of less-developed countries?
a. High rates of illiteracy. b. High unemployment. c. Over half of the labor force in agriculture. d. Low savings and investment rates. e. Low infant mortality rates.