Refer to the table below. If the profit for each unit of paper product is $2 and the profit for each unit of lumber is $5, what is the marginal benefit for each unit of lumber produced?
Big Oaks can produce either paper products or lumber with each tree that they harvest. Because Big Oaks can adjust the amount of paper products and lumber they produce from the harvested trees, paper products and lumber are produced in variable proportions. The above table summarizes Big Oaks production possibilities from each harvested tree.
A) $3
B) $7
C) $2
D) $5
D) $5
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A) foreigners sell the dollars that they have. B) a dollar buys more units of foreign currency than it could before. C) a dollar buys less units of foreign currency than it could before. D) a dollar buys the same amount of foreign currency than it could before, with gold backing up the value of the dollar.
According to your text, disagreements about the relative efficiency of particular projects are usually disagreements about
A) the best way to conserve energy. B) the best way to conserve non-renewable resources of all kinds. C) scientific facts or technical processes. D) the relative value of particular goods to different people. E) who is entitled to make money from one project or another.
All of the following are criteria used to select a forecasting technique EXCEPT:
a. the accuracy required of the forecasting model b. the time required to complete the model c. the complexity of the relationships being forecast d. the cost associated with developing the forecasting model e. all of these are criteria used to select a forecasting technique
Which of the following is generally not a result of increases in productivity per person?
A. increases in per capita income. B. economic growth. C. increases in GDP per capita. D. increase in unemployment.