The following graph shows the production possibilities curve for the economy with only two members, Silvia and Art. Silvia can produce either 50 pounds of beef or 2 computers per week, and Art can produce 100 pounds of beef or 1 computer per week. Both of them work 40 weeks per year.
Silvia has a comparative advantage in producing ________, and Art has a comparative advantage in producing ________.
A. computers; beef
B. computers; computers
C. beef; computers
D. beef; beef
Answer: A
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A) created a currency board. B) undergone dollarization. C) adopted a managed exchange system. D) adopted an exchange rate monetary system.
The nominal value of GDP is:
a. expressed in monetary values adjusted for inflation b. expressed in monetary values that are not adjusted for inflation. c. expressed in numeric values that does not correlate to a monetary term. d. expressed as a ratio between the value of consumption expenditure and the value of investment expenditure.
The rate of inflation in Vroomka, a small island country, was 12.3 percent last year. The value of the GDP deflator of the country last year was _____
a. 100.23 b. 123.00 c. 112.30 d. 87.70
Sam has $500 in traveler's checks. He cashes a $100 traveler check, deposits $150 into his checking account at a Savings and Loan Association, and deposits the remaining $250 into a savings account at a credit union. Immediately, ________.
What will be an ideal response?