Questions:
1 When one producer has a comparative advantage in production, she:
2 The process of using current resources to create or buy new capital is called:
3 A positive statement:
4 An increase in general resources that affects the production of both goods on a production possibilities frontier (PPF) would cause an:
5 Refer to the following table to answer the questions that follow. Given the same quantity of resources, what is Jay¬Z's opportunity cost of producing a New York pizza?
6 Refer to the following figure for the questions that follow. According to the figure, a new technology that makes it easier to peel, core, and prepare apples will cause:
7 To determine which of two producers has a comparative advantage, you would need to know their:
8 Consider the following scenario. Two friends, Rachel and Joey, enjoy baking bread and making apple pies. Rachel takes two hours to bake one loaf of bread and one hour to make one pie. Joey takes four hours to bake one loaf of bread and four hours to make one pie. If Rachel and Joey decide to specialize in order to maximize their combined output, who should produce what?
9 Refer to the accompanying figure to answer the questions that follow. Unemployed resources are evident at:
10 Refer to the following table to answer the questions that follow. Suppose that Alicia Keys and Jay¬Z could each make either New York-style pizza or Philly cheesesteaks. Given an eight¬hour workday, which of the following would permit them to consume outside their respective production possibilities frontiers (PPFs)?
11 When the opportunity cost of producing a good rises as you produce more of it, you experience:
12 The figures below depict the production possibilities frontiers (PPFs) for two people who can allocate the same amount of time between making pizzas and making stromboli. Refer to these figures to answer the questions that follow. What is Jim's opportunity cost of making 1 stromboli?
13 Ceteris paribus means:
14 The ability of one producer to create more of a good than another producer using the same quantity of resources is called:
15 Which of the following is a positive statement?
16 Refer to the following table to answer the questions that follow. Given an eight¬hour workday, and to experience gains from trade,
17 Consider the production possibilities frontier (PPF) shown in the figure below to answer the questions that follow. Given current resources and technology, the attainable range is best described as:
18 Which of the following is a normative statement?
19 Consider the following scenario to answer the questions that follow: Two friends, Rachel and Joey, enjoy baking bread and making apple pies. Rachel takes two hours to bake 1 loaf of bread and one hour to make 1 pie. Joey takes four hours to bake 1 loaf of bread and four hours to make 1 pie. What is Joey's opportunity cost of baking 1 pie?
20 Suppose you are studying a production possibilities frontier (PPF) that has a bowed¬out shape relative to the origin. What causes this shape?
1 The area inside (within) the production possibilities frontier (PPF) contains:
2 Michael and Angelo are both artists who can create sculptures or paint paintings each day. The following table describes their maximum outputs per day. Does either person have an absolute advantage?
3 The figures below depict the production possibilities frontiers (PPFs) for two people who can allocate the same amount of time between building wooden boats and solving crimes. Refer to these figures to answer the questions that follow. What is Gibbs's opportunity cost of making a wooden boat?
4 The ability of one producer to create more of a good than another producer using the same quantity of resources is called:
5 The figures below depict the production possibilities frontiers (PPFs) for two people who can allocate the same amount of time between building wooden boats and solving crimes. Refer to these figures to answer the questions that follow. Which statement best describes absolute advantage?
6 You have a comparative advantage in producing a good whenever:
7 Mrs. Abel has a comparative advantage in producing cabbage if, in comparison to Mrs. Bee, Mrs. Abel can grow cabbage:
8 The important act of holding all other variables constant while examining a particular variable is known as:
9 An increase in general resources that affects the production of both goods on a production possibilities frontier (PPF) would cause an:
10 Use these production possibilities frontier (PPF) curves, which compare the ancient production of agricultural products to art and literature, to answer the questions that follow. Suppose the plow is invented and agricultural productivity greatly increases. Which of the following graphs best depicts how this would affect the PPF?
11 Suppose you find a production possibilities frontier (PPF) that is shaped like a straight line. What can you determine about the production of the two goods?
12 A town on the Gulf Coast is battered by a massive hurricane that destroys most of its productive resources. The community's production possibilities frontier (PPF) would show an:
13 Think of the production possibilities frontier (PPF) model. When society is producing the largest possible output from its resources, it is operating:
14 Which of the following is a positive statement?
15 When the opportunity cost of producing a good rises as you produce more of it, you experience:
16 Which of the following is a normative statement?
17 Refer to the following figure to answer the questions that follow. In the figure, point E is:
18 An economist's use of experiments and real¬world data to test a theory is an example of:
19 Consider the production possibilities frontier (PPF) shown in the figure below to answer the questions that follow. Given current resources and technology, the unattainable range is best described as:
20 Refer to the following figure to answer the questions that follow. Which point in the corresponding figure represents a combination of smoothies and milk shakes that society cannot currently produce?