A production possibilities frontier can shift outward if
a. government increases the amount of money in the economy.
b. there is a technological improvement.
c. resources are shifted from the production of one good to the production of the other good.
d. the economy abandons inefficient production methods in favor of efficient production methods.
b
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Refer to the table above. The opportunity cost per dollar of value added in designing shoes by workers in Laborland is ________
A) $0.25 B) $0.50 C) $2 D) $4
Assume the firms in a perfectly competitive industry are initially in long-run equilibrium and the cost of labor increases. How will the market adjust over time?
A) Firms will enter the market, causing price to rise until losses are eliminated. B) Firms will enter the market, causing price to fall until positive profits are eliminated. C) Firms will exit the market, causing price to rise until losses are eliminated. D) Firms will exit the market, causing price to fall until positive profits are eliminated.
The big current-account deficits in the late 1880s and early 1890s were financed primarily by
(a) Borrowing from other nations, especially England (b) Interests earned on bonds and dividends paid on other investments (c) Taxes (d) Sale of public land
A firm sells 1000 units per week. It charges $70 per unit, the average variable costs are $25, and the average costs are $65 . At what price would the firm consider shutting down in the short run?
a. $10 b. $25 c. $65 d. $70