The production possibilities frontier is the
A) maximum output that can be produced at an opportunity cost of zero.
B) minimum output that can be produced when resources are used inefficiently.
C) boundary between the combinations of goods and services that can be produced and the combinations that cannot be produced, given the available factors of production and the state of technology.
D) boundary between the combinations of goods and services that can be produced and the combinations that cannot be produced when technology is changing.
E) maximum opportunity cost combinations of goods and services.
C
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a. GDP, but not the price level is given. b. the price level, but not GDP is given. c. both the price level and GDP are given. d. the price level and GDP are variables to be determined by the model.
Answer the following questions true (T) or false (F)
1. In monopolistic competition, if a firm produces a highly desirable product relative to its competitors, the firm will be able to raise its price without losing any customers. 2. When a monopolistically competitive firm cuts its price to increase its sales, it experiences a loss in revenue due to the income effect and a gain in revenue due to the substitution effect. 3. If the marginal revenue is negative then the revenue lost from receiving a lower price on all the units that could have been sold at the original price is smaller than the additional revenue from selling one more unit of the good.
The term "predatory pricing" is usually used by people who are objecting to
A) extremely unpredictable prices. B) low prices. C) prices unrelated to costs of production. D) speculative pricing policies. E) very high prices.
The Japanese system of universal health insurance requires no co-payments from residents for health services
Indicate whether the statement is true or false