An economy produces capital goods and consumer goods. This economy is operating at a point on its production possibility frontier associated with a large amount of capital goods and a small amount of consumer goods. This is most likely to be a

A. "poor" country because such a nation has difficulty devoting many resources to the production of consumer goods.
B. country with a free market.
C. country with a command economy.
D. "rich" country because such a nation can afford to sacrifice.


Answer: D

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What will be an ideal response?

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