Consider two straight-line PPFs. They have the same vertical intercept, but curve I is flatter than curve II. The opportunity cost of producing the good on the vertical axis

What will be an ideal response?


is greater along curve I.

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When firms benefit from the results of research and development they didn't pay for, we say firms

A) maintain a level playing field. B) free ride. C) are litigious. D) invest in knowledge capital.

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If the graph shown is displaying a competitive labor market:

A. P* would represent the equilibrium wage. B. S would represent the workers' willingness to supply labor at every wage. C. Q* would represent total employment in the market. D. All of these statements are true.

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Refer to the diagrams, in which AD 1 and AS 1 are the "before" curves and AD 2 and AS 2 are the "after" curves. Other things equal, inflation is absent in:



A.  panel (A) only.
B.  panel (B) only.
C.  panel (C) only.
D.  panels (A) and (C).

Economics

To measure the change in the standard of living, it is best to use the growth rate

A) from the Rule of 70. B) of the price level. C) of real GDP per person. D) of real GDP. E) of the population.

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