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Figure 3-15 Perry's Production Possibilities Frontier Jordan's Production Possibilities Frontier Figure 3-15 Perry's Production Possibilities Frontier Jordan's Production Possibilities Frontier     -Refer to Figure 3-15. The opportunity cost of 1 poem for Jordan is A) 1/2 novel. B) 1/3 novel. C) 3 novels. D) 4 novels. Figure 3-15 Perry's Production Possibilities Frontier Jordan's Production Possibilities Frontier     -Refer to Figure 3-15. The opportunity cost of 1 poem for Jordan is A) 1/2 novel. B) 1/3 novel. C) 3 novels. D) 4 novels. -Refer to Figure 3-15. The opportunity cost of 1 poem for Jordan is


A) 1/2 novel.
B) 1/3 novel.
C) 3 novels.
D) 4 novels.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Table 3-12 Barb and Jim run a business that sets up and tests computers. Assume that Barb and Jim can switch between setting up and testing computers at a constant rate. The following table applies. ​ ​ Table 3-12 Barb and Jim run a business that sets up and tests computers. Assume that Barb and Jim can switch between setting up and testing computers at a constant rate. The following table applies. ​ ​   ​ -Refer to Table 3-12. Which of the following points would not be on Jim's production possibilities frontier, based on a 40-hour week? A) (0 computers set up, 60 computers tested)  B) (40 computers set up, 30 computers tested)  C) (60 computers set up, 12 computers tested)  D) (72 computers set up, 6 computers tested) ​ -Refer to Table 3-12. Which of the following points would not be on Jim's production possibilities frontier, based on a 40-hour week?


A) (0 computers set up, 60 computers tested)
B) (40 computers set up, 30 computers tested)
C) (60 computers set up, 12 computers tested)
D) (72 computers set up, 6 computers tested)

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Scenario 3-1 The production possibilities frontiers below show how much Greg and Catherine can each produce in 8 hours of time. Greg's Production Possibilities Catherine's Production Possibilities Scenario 3-1 The production possibilities frontiers below show how much Greg and Catherine can each produce in 8 hours of time. Greg's Production Possibilities Catherine's Production Possibilities     -Refer to Scenario 3-1. What is Greg's opportunity cost of producing cake? Explain how you derived your answer. Scenario 3-1 The production possibilities frontiers below show how much Greg and Catherine can each produce in 8 hours of time. Greg's Production Possibilities Catherine's Production Possibilities     -Refer to Scenario 3-1. What is Greg's opportunity cost of producing cake? Explain how you derived your answer. -Refer to Scenario 3-1. What is Greg's opportunity cost of producing cake? Explain how you derived your answer.

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Suppose the U.S. and Japan both produce airplanes and televisions and the U.S. has a comparative advantage in the production of airplanes while Japan has a comparative advantage in the production of televisions. If the U.S. exports airplanes to Japan and imports televisions from Japan,


A) both countries, as a whole, will be better off.
B) all individuals in both countries will be better off.
C) both countries, as a whole, will be worse off.
D) all individuals in both countries will be worse off.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Table 3-20 Assume that Brad and Theresa can switch between producing wheat and producing beef at a constant rate. Table 3-20 Assume that Brad and Theresa can switch between producing wheat and producing beef at a constant rate.   -Refer to Table 3-20. What is Theresa's opportunity cost of producing one pound of beef? A) 5/6 bushel of wheat B) 6/5 bushel of wheat C) 3/5 bushel of wheat D) 5/3 bushels of wheat -Refer to Table 3-20. What is Theresa's opportunity cost of producing one pound of beef?


A) 5/6 bushel of wheat
B) 6/5 bushel of wheat
C) 3/5 bushel of wheat
D) 5/3 bushels of wheat

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Suppose that a worker in Agland can produce either 10 units of organic grain or 2 units of incense per year, and a worker in Zenland can produce either 5 units of organic grain or 15 units of incense per year. There are 20 workers in Agland and 10 workers in Zenland. Currently the two countries do not trade. Agland produces and consumes 100 units of grain and 20 units of incense per year. Zenland produces and consumes 50 units of grain and no incense per year. If each country made the decision to specialize in producing the good in which it has a comparative advantage, then the combined yearly output of the two countries would increase by


A) 30 units of grain and 100 units of incense.
B) 30 units of grain and 150 units of incense.
C) 50 units of grain and 90 units of incense.
D) 50 units of grain and 130 units of incense.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Table 3-8 Assume that England and Spain can switch between producing cheese and producing bread at a constant rate. ​ Table 3-8 Assume that England and Spain can switch between producing cheese and producing bread at a constant rate. ​   -Refer to Table 3-8. We could use the information in the table to draw a production possibilities frontier for England and a second production possibilities frontier for Spain. If we were to do this, measuring cheese along the horizontal axis, then A) the slope of England's production possibilities frontier would be -0.67 and the slope of Spain's production possibilities frontier would be -0.5. B) the slope of England's production possibilities frontier would be -1.5 and the slope of Spain's production possibilities frontier would be -2. C) the slope of England's production possibilities frontier would be -.75 and the slope of Spain's production possibilities frontier would be -1. D) the slope of England's production possibilities frontier would be -2 and the slope of Spain's production possibilities frontier would be -.5. -Refer to Table 3-8. We could use the information in the table to draw a production possibilities frontier for England and a second production possibilities frontier for Spain. If we were to do this, measuring cheese along the horizontal axis, then


A) the slope of England's production possibilities frontier would be -0.67 and the slope of Spain's production possibilities frontier would be -0.5.
B) the slope of England's production possibilities frontier would be -1.5 and the slope of Spain's production possibilities frontier would be -2.
C) the slope of England's production possibilities frontier would be -.75 and the slope of Spain's production possibilities frontier would be -1.
D) the slope of England's production possibilities frontier would be -2 and the slope of Spain's production possibilities frontier would be -.5.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Table 3-31 ​ Table 3-31 ​   -Refer to Table 3-31. For the farmer, the opportunity cost of 1 pound of potatoes is A) 0.625 pound of meat. B) 1.0 pounds of meat. C) 1.6 pounds of meat. D) 3.2 pounds of meat. -Refer to Table 3-31. For the farmer, the opportunity cost of 1 pound of potatoes is


A) 0.625 pound of meat.
B) 1.0 pounds of meat.
C) 1.6 pounds of meat.
D) 3.2 pounds of meat.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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David Ricardo was the author of the 1817 book Principles of Political Economy and Taxation.

A) True
B) False

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Figure 3-6 Maxine's Production Possibilities Frontier Daisy's Production Possibilities Frontier Figure 3-6 Maxine's Production Possibilities Frontier Daisy's Production Possibilities Frontier     -Refer to Figure 3-6. If Maxine and Daisy each divides her time equally between making pies and making tarts, then total production is A) 6 pies and 10 tarts. B) 7.5 pies and 3 tarts. C) 7.5 pies and 10 tarts. D) 13.5 pies and 13 tarts. Figure 3-6 Maxine's Production Possibilities Frontier Daisy's Production Possibilities Frontier     -Refer to Figure 3-6. If Maxine and Daisy each divides her time equally between making pies and making tarts, then total production is A) 6 pies and 10 tarts. B) 7.5 pies and 3 tarts. C) 7.5 pies and 10 tarts. D) 13.5 pies and 13 tarts. -Refer to Figure 3-6. If Maxine and Daisy each divides her time equally between making pies and making tarts, then total production is


A) 6 pies and 10 tarts.
B) 7.5 pies and 3 tarts.
C) 7.5 pies and 10 tarts.
D) 13.5 pies and 13 tarts.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Table 3-34 Assume that Indonesia and India can switch between producing rice and bananas at a constant rate. ​ Table 3-34 Assume that Indonesia and India can switch between producing rice and bananas at a constant rate. ​   -Refer to Table 3-34. Indonesia's opportunity cost of producing bananas is A) 2.5 units of rice. This is higher than India's opportunity cost of producing bananas. B) 2.5 units of rice. This is lower than India's opportunity cost of producing bananas. C) 2/5 units of rice. This is higher than India's opportunity cost of producing bananas. D) 2/5 units of rice. This is lower than India's opportunity cost of producing bananas. -Refer to Table 3-34. Indonesia's opportunity cost of producing bananas is


A) 2.5 units of rice. This is higher than India's opportunity cost of producing bananas.
B) 2.5 units of rice. This is lower than India's opportunity cost of producing bananas.
C) 2/5 units of rice. This is higher than India's opportunity cost of producing bananas.
D) 2/5 units of rice. This is lower than India's opportunity cost of producing bananas.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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Table 3-4 Assume that Andrea and Paul can switch between producing wheat and producing beef at a constant rate. Table 3-4 Assume that Andrea and Paul can switch between producing wheat and producing beef at a constant rate.   -Refer to Table 3-4. Which of the following combinations of wheat and beef could Andrea produce in one 8-hour day? A) 16 bushels of wheat and 32 pounds of beef B) 9 bushels of wheat and 25 pounds of beef C) 7 bushels of wheat and 15 pounds of beef D) 10 bushels of wheat and 13 pounds of beef -Refer to Table 3-4. Which of the following combinations of wheat and beef could Andrea produce in one 8-hour day?


A) 16 bushels of wheat and 32 pounds of beef
B) 9 bushels of wheat and 25 pounds of beef
C) 7 bushels of wheat and 15 pounds of beef
D) 10 bushels of wheat and 13 pounds of beef

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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The gains from trade are


A) evident in economic models, but seldom observed in the real world.
B) evident in the real world, but impossible to capture in economic models.
C) a result of more efficient resource allocation than would be observed in the absence of trade.
D) based on the principle of absolute advantage.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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Suppose a gardener produces both tomatoes and squash in his garden. If he must give up 8 bushels of squash to get 5 bushels of tomatoes, then his opportunity cost of 1 bushel of tomatoes is


A) 0.63 bushels of squash.
B) 1.6 bushels of squash.
C) 3 bushels of squash.
D) 5 bushels of squash.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Table 3-35 Table 3-35   -Refer to Table 3-35. At which of the following prices, if any, could both Denmark and Finland gain from trade? A) 2/3 pounds of ham per dozen eggs. B) 1 pound of ham per dozen eggs. C) 1.4 pounds of ham per dozen eggs. D) None of the above are correct. -Refer to Table 3-35. At which of the following prices, if any, could both Denmark and Finland gain from trade?


A) 2/3 pounds of ham per dozen eggs.
B) 1 pound of ham per dozen eggs.
C) 1.4 pounds of ham per dozen eggs.
D) None of the above are correct.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Figure 3-19 Chile's Production Possibilities Frontier Colombia's Production Possibilities Frontier Figure 3-19 Chile's Production Possibilities Frontier Colombia's Production Possibilities Frontier     -Refer to Figure 3-19. If Chile and Colombia switch from each country dividing its time equally between the production of coffee and soybeans to each country spending all of its time producing the good in which it has a comparative advantage, then total production of soybeans will increase by A) 3 pounds. B) 6 pounds. C) 9 pounds. D) 12 pounds. Figure 3-19 Chile's Production Possibilities Frontier Colombia's Production Possibilities Frontier     -Refer to Figure 3-19. If Chile and Colombia switch from each country dividing its time equally between the production of coffee and soybeans to each country spending all of its time producing the good in which it has a comparative advantage, then total production of soybeans will increase by A) 3 pounds. B) 6 pounds. C) 9 pounds. D) 12 pounds. -Refer to Figure 3-19. If Chile and Colombia switch from each country dividing its time equally between the production of coffee and soybeans to each country spending all of its time producing the good in which it has a comparative advantage, then total production of soybeans will increase by


A) 3 pounds.
B) 6 pounds.
C) 9 pounds.
D) 12 pounds.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Table 3-11 Assume that Max and Min can switch between producing mittens and producing hats at a constant rate. ​ Table 3-11 Assume that Max and Min can switch between producing mittens and producing hats at a constant rate. ​   -Refer to Table 3-11. Assume that Max and Min each has 36 labor hours available. If each person divides his/her time equally between the production of mittens and hats, then total production is A) 18 mittens and 6 hats. B) 18 mittens and 7.5 hats. C) 16 mittens and 12 hats. D) 36 mittens and 15 hats. -Refer to Table 3-11. Assume that Max and Min each has 36 labor hours available. If each person divides his/her time equally between the production of mittens and hats, then total production is


A) 18 mittens and 6 hats.
B) 18 mittens and 7.5 hats.
C) 16 mittens and 12 hats.
D) 36 mittens and 15 hats.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Scenario 3-1 The production possibilities frontiers below show how much Greg and Catherine can each produce in 8 hours of time. Greg's Production Possibilities Catherine's Production Possibilities Scenario 3-1 The production possibilities frontiers below show how much Greg and Catherine can each produce in 8 hours of time. Greg's Production Possibilities Catherine's Production Possibilities     -Refer to Scenario 3-1. Which if any good(s) does Catherine have an absolute advantage producing? Scenario 3-1 The production possibilities frontiers below show how much Greg and Catherine can each produce in 8 hours of time. Greg's Production Possibilities Catherine's Production Possibilities     -Refer to Scenario 3-1. Which if any good(s) does Catherine have an absolute advantage producing? -Refer to Scenario 3-1. Which if any good(s) does Catherine have an absolute advantage producing?

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For a country producing two goods, the opportunity cost of one good will be the inverse of the opportunity cost of the other good.

A) True
B) False

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Figure 3-3 Arturo's Production Possibilities Frontier Dina's Production Possibilities Frontier Figure 3-3 Arturo's Production Possibilities Frontier Dina's Production Possibilities Frontier     -Refer to Figure 3-3. If the production possibilities frontier shown for Arturo is for 100 hours of production, then how long does it take Arturo to make one burrito? A) 1/4 hour B) 1/3 hour C) 3 hours D) 4 hours Figure 3-3 Arturo's Production Possibilities Frontier Dina's Production Possibilities Frontier     -Refer to Figure 3-3. If the production possibilities frontier shown for Arturo is for 100 hours of production, then how long does it take Arturo to make one burrito? A) 1/4 hour B) 1/3 hour C) 3 hours D) 4 hours -Refer to Figure 3-3. If the production possibilities frontier shown for Arturo is for 100 hours of production, then how long does it take Arturo to make one burrito?


A) 1/4 hour
B) 1/3 hour
C) 3 hours
D) 4 hours

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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