Microeconomics
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Author: Campbell R. McConnell, Stanley L. Brue, Sean Masaki Flynn Dr.
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Chapter 1, Problem 5P
Subpart a:
To determine
Production Possibility Frontier and its relevance.
Subpart b:
To determine
Cost of production.
Subpart c:
To determine
Production Possibility Frontier and its relevance.
Subpart d:
To determine
Production Possibility Frontier and its relevance.
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11.Explain how (if at all) each of the following events affects the location of a country’s production possibilities curve: LO5
a.The quality of education increases.
b.The number of unemployed workers increases.
c.A new technique improves the efficiency of extracting copper from ore.
d.A devastating earthquake destroys numerous production facilities.
Suppose that United States is currently producing two goods: tanks and cars using its current resources. As the country is
preparing for a war, it intends to produce more tanks and to do so, it starts coverting its car factories into tank factories.
Which of the following is true?
O The production possibilities curve will show the increasing opportunity costs as more tank is produced.
The production possibilities curve for cars and tanks will shift outward.
O The production possibilities curve will show decreased opprotunity costs as more tank is produced.
O The production possibilities curve will shift inward.
Based on the production possibilities frontier shown below, if this economy decides to
shift its resources from only producing books in order to produce 8,000 pairs of
sneakers, what is the opportunity cost of producing one pair of sneakers?
Books (in thousands)
12
10
8
O 2 pairs of sneakers
2 books
6
0.25 pairs of sneakers
O 0.25 books
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