As you move down the production possibility frontier, the absolute value of the marginal rate of transformation
A. increases.
B. initially decreases, then increases.
C. decreases.
D. initially increases, then decreases.
Answer: A
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A) the same thing as the quantity demanded at each price. B) the amount that the producers are planning to sell at a particular price during a given time period. C) equal to the difference between the quantity available and the quantity desired by all consumers and producers. D) the amount the firm would sell if it faced no resource constraints.
One typical cause of poverty is a lack of
a. money b. faith in the market system c. human capital d. desire to work e. all of the above
An important determinant of the amount of grains harvested next year by Ethiopian farmers is the amount of seeds planted this year
Given that Western nations have guaranteed to donate five hundred tons of grain next year, this year the Ethiopian farmers will: A) plant more seeds as the food aid establishes a minimum price for grain. B) plant more seeds as the farmers' confidence is restored. C) plant the same amount of seeds as they would have without the food aid. D) plant fewer seeds as consumers demand for grain is completely price elastic. E) plant fewer seeds as the price of grain will be lower with the food aid.
Wealth creating transactions are more likely to occur
a. With private property rights b. With contract enforcement c. Both a and b d. None of the above