Economics (Irwin Economics)
21st Edition
ISBN: 9781259723223
Author: Campbell R. McConnell, Stanley L. Brue, Sean Masaki Flynn Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Production possibilities curve ABCDE is bowed out from the origin because:
a. the marginal benefit of pizzas declines as more pizzas are consumed.
b. the curve gets steeper as we move from E to A
. c. it reflects the law of increasing opportunity
Explain the following concept
1.scarcity
2.choice
3.opportunity cost
4.resource
Movement along a production possibilities curve shows which of the following?
a. The trade-offs society faces
b. The total amount of available resources
c. The combination of inputs required for a given output
d. The relationship between the price of an input and the quantity demanded
e. The decrease in efficiency
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Economics (Irwin Economics)
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