If a country has an absolute advantage in the production of an item, it must also have a comparative advantage in the production of that item.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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Human capital refers to the
A) accumulated financial capital people have acquired. B) accumulated skill and knowledge of human beings. C) accumulation of money by human beings. D) accumulation of money and equipment used by human beings. E) accumulated equipment used by human beings.
Regarding IBFs, which of the following is correct?
A) not subject to reserve requirements B) not subject to interest rate regulations C) were created to permit U.S. banking offices to compete with offshore banks without having to use an offshore banking office D) All of the above.
Cost minimization suggests that two inputs should be employed to the point where
A) the marginal cost of each input is identical. B) the marginal revenue product of each input is identical. C) the marginal physical product per dollar spent on each input is identical. D) the extra contribution to physical output of the inputs is identical.
Figure 9.1 represents the market for used bikes. Suppose buyers are willing to pay $200 for a plum (high-quality) used bike and $50 for a lemon (low-quality) used bike. If buyers believe that 50% of used bikes in the market are lemons (low quality), what fraction of used bikes sold will actually be plums (high quality)?
A. 8/30 B. 22/30 C. 8/22 D. 30/30