If the opportunity costs of producing a good increase as more of that good is produced, the economy's production possibility frontier will be
A. a negatively sloped straight line.
B. negatively sloped and "bowed inward" toward the origin.
C. negatively sloped and "bowed outward" from the origin.
D. a positively sloped straight line.
Answer: C
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The above figure shows a nation's production function. Point B is
A) unattainable. B) attainable if the nation uses resources inefficiently. C) attainable if the nation uses resources efficiently. D) the maximum amount of real GDP the nation can ever produce. E) Both answers C and D are correct.
The property of diminishing marginal rate of substitution follows from the property that the indifference curve is
A) downward sloping. B) upward sloping. C) bowed in toward the origin. D) bowed out from the origin.
If firms were forced to take into account the full social costs of production, then
A) output would decrease but pollution levels would probably remain at the same levels. B) output would be unaffected but pollution levels would come down. C) output and pollution levels would decrease. D) output could be increased and pollution levels would decrease.
In the market for insurance, the moral hazard problem leads: a. those most likely to collect on insurance to buy it
b. those who buy insurance to take fewer precautions to avoid the insured risk. c. those with less insurance to take on more risk. d. to none of the above.