se the list below to answer the following question: 1. Improvements in technology. 2. Increases in the supply (stock) of capital goods. 3. Purchases of expanding output. 4. Obtaining the optimal combination of goods, each at least-cost production. 5. Increases in the quantity and quality of natural resources. 6. Increases in the quantity and quality of human resources. Which set of items in the list would shift an economy's production possibilities curve outward? 2, 5, and 6 only. 2, 4, 5, and 6 only. 1, 2, 5, and 6 only. 1, 3, and 4 only.

se the list below to answer the following question: 1. Improvements in technology. 2. Increases in the supply (stock) of capital goods. 3. Purchases of expanding output. 4. Obtaining the optimal combination of goods, each at least-cost production. 5. Increases in the quantity and quality of natural resources. 6. Increases in the quantity and quality of human resources. Which set of items in the list would shift an economy's production possibilities curve outward? 2, 5, and 6 only. 2, 4, 5, and 6 only. 1, 2, 5, and 6 only. 1, 3, and 4 only.

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2. Suppose that Happy Land produces only two goods-food and suntan oil. Its production possibilities are: Food (pounds per month) 300 200 100 0 Active Land also produces only food and suntan oil, and its production possibilities are: Food (pounds per month) 150 100 50 0 Draw the two PPFs Suntan oil (gallons per month) 0 50 100 150 Suntan oil (gallons per month) 0 100 2000 300 a. What are the opportunity costs of food and suntan oil in Happy Land? b. Why are the opportunity costs the same at each output level? c. What are the opportunity costs of food and suntan oil in Active Land? d. If each nation specialized where they have a comparative advantage; and then traded, find the acceptable ranges for trade. 1 pound of food would have to trade between which values of suntan oil? 1 pound of suntan oil would have to trade between which values of food? e. If each nation produces where they have a comparative advantage, and the terms of trade are 50 pounds of food for 75 gallons of suntan oil,…
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If, next year, the production possibilities curve passes through point W on which point on this year’s production possibility curve (PPC) is it not possible for the economy to be operating? A) 100,144 B) 175,0 C) 80,144 D) 0,210
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Question 1 a. Draw a production possibilities curve for a hypothetical economy producing capital goods and consumer goods Tlhustrate economic growth and 1use (A) to represent an inefficient b. Explain the law of increasing opportunity cost. c. Explain why scarcity forces individuals and society to incur opportunity costs. Give three (3) specific examples.