Question 4 Which of the following statements about the production possibility frontier is correct? It is a tool a social planner would use to allocate goods to individuals. Its slope is also the marginal opportunity cost of the good on the x-axis. It illustrates the allocation of workers towards the production of two goods. Its slope is also the marginal opportunity cost of the good on the y-axis. Question 5 Suppose you grow tomatoes and cucumbers on your balcony. If you must give up growing 12 tomato plants to be able to grow 3 cucumber plants, then your opportunity cost of growing 1 cucumber plan is 4 tomato plants 3 tomato plants 1 tomato plant 2 tomato plants

Question 4 Which of the following statements about the production possibility frontier is correct? It is a tool a social planner would use to allocate goods to individuals. Its slope is also the marginal opportunity cost of the good on the x-axis. It illustrates the allocation of workers towards the production of two goods. Its slope is also the marginal opportunity cost of the good on the y-axis. Question 5 Suppose you grow tomatoes and cucumbers on your balcony. If you must give up growing 12 tomato plants to be able to grow 3 cucumber plants, then your opportunity cost of growing 1 cucumber plan is 4 tomato plants 3 tomato plants 1 tomato plant 2 tomato plants

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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