Principles of Macroeconomics (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305971509
Author: N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 2, Problem 3CQQ
To determine
Efficient and feasible points in the production possibility frontier .
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An economy's production possibilities frontier is fixed in the long run.
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Consider a Production Possibility Frontier that bows outward. Suppose the production of one good increases. As a result opportunity cost of producing this good will __________ because productive resources ___________________ in their suitability for producing different kinds of goods.
A.
increase; differ
B.
decrease; are the same
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increase; are the same
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decrease; differ
Complete the following sentence. Marginal cost
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A. remains constant.
B. is the opportunity cost of producing one more unit of a good or service.
C. is unrelated to the production possibilities frontier.
D. is always greater then marginal benefit.
E. always equals marginal benefit.
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