When deriving the production possibilities curve, it is assumed that
A) the amount of each good that is to be produced is fixed.
B) the prices of resources are fixed along the curve.
C) most resources can be used to produce only one good.
D) resources are efficiently used.
D
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The manager of a firm receives an engineering report claiming that an additional hour of capital would add twice as much output as would an additional hour of labor. According to the firm's accountants, an hour of capital costs 3 times more than an hour of labor.
(i) Is the firm on its expansion path? Why or why not? (ii) Suppose the firm is under contractual obligations to keep its output at current levels. What long-run adjustment (if any) should the manager make in the firm's employment of labor and capital? (iii) Sketch an isoquant-isocost diagram that illustrates the situation described in part ii. Label the initial situation "A" and the post-adjustment situation "B." The scale of your diagram does not need to be accurate.
Suppose that Tom bought a bike from Helen for $195. If Helen's reservation price was $185, and Tom's reservation price was $215, the seller's surplus from this transaction was:
A. $20 B. $215 C. $195 D. $10
A country has a total of 300 million people over the age of 16 who are not in active military or institutionalized. Of those, 200 million have jobs and 20 million are looking for jobs. The unemployment rate is:
A) 2.8% B) 0.0% C) 9.1% D) 2.2%
In the Cournot model, each firm assumes that its rival will ____ its output when the firm adjusts its own output. Which word best completes the sentence?
a. increase b. not change c. decrease d. adjust