The production possibilities frontier provides an illustration of the principle that
a. trade can make everyone better off.
b. governments can sometimes improve market outcomes.
c. people face trade-offs.
d. people respond to incentives.
c
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John gets paid monthly and pays for everything with cash. When he cashes his check he keeps $200 for food, $100 for utilities, $900 for rent, $50 for transportation, $100 for entertainment and $300 for unexpected expenditures
Which of the following statements is TRUE? A) The transactions demand for money is $1,350, the precautionary demand is $300 and the asset demand is $0. B) The transactions demand for money is $350, the precautionary demand is $1,150 and the asset demand is $150. C) The transactions demand for money is $350, the precautionary demand is $950 and the asset demand is $0. D) The transactions demand for money is $450, the precautionary demand is $300 and the asset demand is $900.
Which of the following items is not one of the key functions of prices in the market system?
A) coordination B) measuring desire C) profit D) measuring scarcity
A 10 percent increase in price leads to a 20 percent decrease in the quantity demanded. The price elasticity of demand is equal to
A) 0.5. B) 1.0. C) 2.0. D) 20.0. E) 10.0.
According to the text, the net public debt to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio is currently about
A) 10%. B) 25%. C) 60%. D) 120%.