An economy is said to have a comparative advantage in the production of a good if it can:
A) produce that good with more resources than another economy.
B) produce that good with a higher opportunity cost than another economy.
C) produce that good outside its production possibilities curve.
D) produce the good at a lower opportunity cost than another economy.
Ans: D) produce the good at a lower opportunity cost than another economy.
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A) the demand for water is elastic. B) the demand for water is inelastic. C) the supply of water is limited. D) there are so many alternative drinks readily available in the marketplace. E) water is cheap, and people therefore use it for many different purposes.
What do economists call the amount that an additional input adds to the firm’s total costs?
a. marginal resource cost b. marginal input revenue c. marginal product cost d. marginal input benefit
Using Figure 1 above, if the aggregate demand curve shifts from AD2 to AD1 the result in the long run would be:
A. P4 and Y1. B. P4 and Y2. C. P5 and Y1. D. P5 and Y2.
An economy can improve its standard of living by
A) reducing the amount of human capital workers have. B) increasing the amount of capital available per hour worked. C) organizing production so that the quantity of goods produced per hour will decrease. D) all of the above