PPC and Opportunity Cost

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A company can use its current resources to produce hats and boots as shown in this production possibilities curve. Which of the following represents a movement from inefficiency to efficiency in this PPC? From T to S, From V to T, From S to V, From S to R, From S to U

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From T to S

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The graph represents a change in the production possibilities of the nation of Xam. Which of the following statements about the economic growth in the PPC is true? Xam now has more resources or technology to produce more fruit smoothies, but not fast cars, Xam now has more resources or technology available to produce more fast cars, but not fruit smoothies, Xam's resources or technology have not changed, Xam now has more resources or technology available that can produce either fast cars or fruit smoothies, Xam has fewer resources or technology to produce fruit smoothies and fast cars

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Xam now has more resources or technology available to produce more fast cars, but not fruit smoothies.

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Which of the following concepts can be modeled using a PPC? Societies have preferences about what should be produced, Governments, rather than markets, are more efficient allocators of resources, Prices that the goods will sell for will be determined in a market, A society can produce more of any good just by reallocating its resources more efficiently, When all resources are being used, making more of one good means making less of the other good

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When all resources are being used, making more of one good means making less of the other good

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The figure illustrates the production possibilities curve for a restaurants making kolaches and bowls of queso. Given the PPC shown, which of the following represents a movement from efficiency to inefficiency? From G to H, From H to F, From G to F, From G to I, From J to G

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From G to H

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Flour is an ingredient used to make kolaches, but is not used to make queso. Which of these graphs shows what happens when the availability of flour increases?

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Kitt's production possibilities curve is shown in this graph. Which of the following is true based on the PPC shown? Kitt's opportunity cost of designing a new logo in terms of writing another article decreases as more logos are designed, Kitt’s opportunity cost of writing another article in terms of designing a new logo decreases as more articles are written, Kitt’s opportunity cost of writing another article in terms of designing a new logo increases as more articles are written, Kitt’s opportunity cost of designing a new logo in terms of writing another article increases as more logos are designed, The opportunity cost of writing an article or designing a logo remains constant as the production of the other good increases.

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The opportunity cost of writing an article or designing a logo remains constant as the production of the other good increases.

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Based on the production possibilities curve shown here, what is the opportunity cost of a T-Rex costume?

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4 velociraptor costumes

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Based on the production possibilities curve shown here, what is the opportunity cost of a bowl of colcannon when a producer increases colcannon production from 9 bowls to 11 bowls?

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1.5 plates of boxty

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What is the opportunity cost of one ton of apples in Country X?

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40 bales of wool