Refer to the accompanying figure. The opportunity cost of producing one bushel of wheat is:
A. 500 bushels of corn.
B. ½ of a bushel of corn.
C. 1,000 bushels of corn.
D. 2 bushels of corn.
Answer: B
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A) $2,448.89 B) $2,711.33 C) $3,247.57 D) $3,510.00
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A) the real wage B) the rental price of capital C) the share of capital income in national income D) all of the above E) none of the above
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a. governments ran out of money. b. workers received the same pay whether or not they worked hard. c. there was no unemployment. d. Mao Zedong passed away. e. technological improvements were impossible in a communist economy.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false