Slope is calculated as a change in the variable on the horizontal axis divided by a change in the variable on the vertical axis.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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The opportunity cost of producing a laptop is lower in Laborland than in Utopia while the opportunity cost of producing wheat is lower in Utopia than in Laborland. However, Laborland can produce more of both the goods
i) Can mutually beneficial trade take place between the two countries? Explain your answer. ii) Which country should specialize in the production of which good?
Homer and Teddy are stranded on a desert island. To feed themselves each day they can either catch fish or pick fruit. In a day, Teddy could pick 60 pieces of fruit or catch 20 fish. Homer could pick 100 pieces of fruit or catch 150 fish
Which of the following is CORRECT? A) Homer has a comparative advantage in catching fish and Teddy has a comparative advantage in picking fruit. B) Homer has a comparative advantage in picking fruit and Teddy has a comparative advantage in catching fish. C) Homer has a comparative advantage in both catching fish and picking fruit. D) Teddy has a comparative advantage in both catching fish and picking fruit.
The owner of a perfectly competitive firm that is earning economic losses in the short run
A) should alter the rate of output in order to increase profitability. B) should cut his own salary in order to reach the break-even point. C) is actually losing more than he thinks because not all of the implicit costs have been considered. D) is earning less than he would if he worked for someone else.
Everyone working the land knows the usefulness of investing in land irrigation systems but those who work the land may choose not to invest in these profitable irrigation systems as long as
a. the investments are too expensive b. unskilled labor is widely available c. birth rates are high d. the government dictates choice of investment e. their property rights, with respect to the land and water, are subject to change