If the economy is producing at point B, the opportunity cost of gaining 12 units of consumer goods is _______ units of capital goods.
Hypothetical Production Schedule for a Two-Product Economy
Answer: 6
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A. Lobster catchers in Point Judith, Rhode Island continued to trap lobsters at the cost of depleting the lobster population. B. President George W. Bush's administration has pushed for oil exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska at the cost of environmental preservation. C. Lobster catchers in Port Lincoln, Australia paid a licensing fee for the right to own lobster traps. D. The "bridge to nowhere" to be built near Anchorage, Alaska comes at the cost of adding to the federal budget deficit.
If the average product of labor curve is rising,
i. the average variable cost curve is falling. ii. the marginal cost curve is definitely falling. iii. the marginal product curve has reached its maximum. A) i and iii B) i only C) ii and iii D) i, ii, and iii E) ii only
According to Robert Fogel, economic growth ________ health, and health ________ economic growth
A) worsens; worsens B) worsens; improves C) improves; worsens D) improves; improves
In Poland's free market, Felix Siemienas is making a fortune in cold cuts. Prices are much higher than formerly. Siemienas says, "Yes, my prices are high. If nobody buys, I bring my prices down. That is the market rule." This "rule" best describes
a. the law of diminishing returns. b. opportunity cost. c. the law of increasing costs. d. the law of demand.