"The invisible hand" is really the ____________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


profit motive

Economics

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Your friend owns a snow cone stand that he works by himself. He produces about 25 snow cones per hour. He wants to be able to produce twice as many snow cones per hour so he buys a second machine

He notices that he can only produce 10 more snow cones an hour. He jokes that he could have doubled his output with the second machine if he only had four hands. Using your knowledge of the production process, explain to your friend what you think has happened when he added more capital to his production process.

Economics

Italy has a comparative advantage in the production of


A. beer.
B. pizza.
C. both beer and pizza.
D. neither beer nor pizza.

Economics

A nation benefits from international trade if it:

a. exports more than it imports. b. imports more than it exports. c. imports goods for which it is a low opportunity cost producer. d. exports goods for which it is a low opportunity cost producer.

Economics

Sonia works at a restaurant where tips are pooled and divided equally. Anna works at a different restaurant where she keeps the tips her customers leave for her. Which of the following is true?

a. Both work equally hard because their hourly wage from the employer is low, and they can make up for this with tips. b. Sonia works harder, because she receives the same amount of tips as other workers. c. Anna works harder, because she works at an expensive restaurant. d. Anna works harder, because her tips are her private property. e. Neither of them has an incentive to work hard because tips are a small part of their earnings.

Economics