i. Economic growth takes place ii. The production technique for producing good Y remains the same iii. More of both goods can be produced O A. ii only OB. i and ii Good X O C. i only O D. i, ii and iii

i. Economic growth takes place ii. The production technique for producing good Y remains the same iii. More of both goods can be produced O A. ii only OB. i and ii Good X O C. i only O D. i, ii and iii

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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QUESTION 11 Figure 2-16 Gadgets 120- 110+ 100 90+ 80 + 70 + 60 8 50 2222 40+ 30 20 10 + A O 3. 8 D 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Widgets Refer to Figure 2-16. Suppose this economy is producing at point B. Which of the following statements would bes explain this situation? a. The economy is getting all it can from the scarce resources available. b. The economy's available technology prevents it from producing more of either product. c. The economy does not have enough resources to produce more of either product. d. There is widespread unemployment in the economy.
The figure to the right shows the production possibilities frontier for Vidalia, a nation that produces two goods, roses and orchids. What is the opportunity cost of one dozen orchids? OA. 0.4 dozen roses B. 2.5 dozen roses O C. 7.25 dozen roses OD. 16 dozen roses Roses (dozens) 200 160 120 80 40 20 40 60 80 Orchids (dozens)
Ice cream (millions of gallons per year) 5 A 4 В 3 2 3 4 Milk (millions of gallons per year) The figure above shows the production possibilities frontier for a country. The opportunity cost of a gallon of milk between combination point A and Bis A) 4 gallons of ice cream for a gallon of milk. B) 3 gallons of ice cream for a gallon of milk. C) 1 gallon of ice cream for a gallon of milk. D) 1/3 of a gallon of ice cream for a gallon of milk. E) zero because at point A, zero milk is being produced.
1. James and Lisa can grow the following units of produce in a period of time: Tomatoes 180 150 James Lisa Peppers 45 50 a. Explain who has absolute advantage in producing each good. b. Calculate the opportunity cost for each producer and each good. c. Explain who has comparative advantage in producing each good.
QUESTION 1 To ensure that trade benefits all parties involved, a, the trade must involve services as well as goods. b. the trade must be voluntary. c. there must be a difference in comparative advantage. d. specialization through training must occur. O e. money must be exchanged. QUESTION 2 When is marginal analysis needed to make a decision? a, when the choice is between doing more or less of something b. when the choice is between doing something and not doing something c. when the choice is between actions with a quantifiable monetary value d. when the choice is between actions that cannot be assigned a monetary value e. when the choice is between doing something and doing the exact opposite
Barb can produce 10 apples or 10 oranges on her farm, while Jim can produce 20 apples or 40 oranges. Is there a basis for trade? O yes, they have different opportunity costs of production O They should give up apples and oranges and grow kale none of these O No. Jim produces more apples and oranges
It takes Andy 45 minutes to complete a load of laundry and 15 minutes to wrap a present. It takes Bob 60 minutes to complete a load of laundry and 30 minutes to wrap a present. Which of the following statements is true? Select one : O A. Bob's opportunity cost of doing a load of laundry is wrapping 3 presents. O B. Bob has a comparative advantage in doing laundry. O C. Bob has a comparative advantage in wrapping a present. O D. Andy's opportunity cost of wrapping a present is doing 3 loads of laundry. O E. Bob has an absolute advantage in doing laundry.
Refer to the production possibility frontiers for two friends Frodo and Sam who can both produce Ice creams and Jelly beans. Frodo's maximum production of Ice creams is 500 with no Jelly beans, or 2,000 Jelly beans with no Ice creams. Sam's maximum production of Ice creams is 600 with no Jelly beans, or 1,200 Jelly beans with no Ice creams. ICE CREAMS ICE CREAMS 600 500 1200 JELLY BEANS 2000 JELLY BEANS Frodo' PPF Sam's PPF Answer briefly these TWO questions in the box space provided below. Part A: Assuming efficient production without trade, derive the maximum amount of Jelly beans that can be produced by Sam along with 300 Ice creams. Describe your steps in detail. Part B: Assume that Frodo and Sam agree to specialize in production and trade between themselves. Frodo offers 1,000 Jelly beans to Sam in exchange for 300 lce creams. Would Sam agree to this trade?
Answer the questions based on the figure below, which is for the country of Quantz.. Quantity of Coffee 280 240 200 160 120 80 40 0 Production Possibilities for Coffee and Tea 80 W 160 b. In moving from W to X 240 320 How much tea is gained and what is the cost in coffee? a. In moving from U to v tea is gained at the cost of tea is gained at the cost of c. In moving from Y to Z tea is gained at the cost of coffee. coffee. coffee.
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