The above figure shows the PPF for a country that produces computers and computer factories. The nation's production possibilities frontier is PPF0. At which of the following production points would the economy grow most rapidly?
A) Point A
B) Point B
C) Point C
D) It makes no difference among the three points because they are all production efficient.
E) More information is needed to answer the question.
A
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A) a preannouncement B) price leadership C) a meet-the-competition clause D) a precommitment
The symbiotic relationship between mass production and mass consumption was best personified by
A. John D. Rockefeller. B. Andrew Carnegie. C. Henry Ford. D. John Deere.
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A. have no impact on her choice of A and B. B. increase her likelihood of picking B. C. increase her likelihood of picking A. D. decrease her likelihood of buying a car.
Which of the following is a regressive tax?
A. a state tax of 5 percent of income B. a local sales tax of 5 percent C. the federal individual income tax D. a federal flat tax of 30 percent