homework #2
Which of the following is an example of a normative, as opposed to positive, statement?
Universal health care would be good for U.S. citizens.
Refer to Figure 2-5. The opportunity cost of this economy moving from point A to point B is
20 dryers
Refer to Table 2-4. What is the opportunity cost to Picnicland of increasing the production of hotdogs from 450 to 900?
225 burgers
Refer to Figure 2-5. The opportunity cost of obtaining 20 additional dryers by moving from point D to point A is
40 washers.
Refer to Table 2-4. What is the opportunity cost to Picnicland of increasing the production of burgers from 450 to 750?
450 hotdogs
Refer to Figure 2-5. It is possible for this economy to produce
60 dryers and 50 washers.
Refer to Figure 2-5. If this economy devotes all of its resources to the production of dryers, then it will produce
80 dryers and 0 washers.
Refer to Figure 2-5. Efficient production is represented by which point(s)?
A, B
The country of Gerance produces two goods, cars and wine. Last year, it produced 1,000 cars and 15,000 cases of wine. This year, it produced 1,300 cars and 20,000 cases of wine. Given no other information, which of the following events could not explain this change?
Any of these events could explain the change. (Grande experienced a reduction in unemployment, Gerance experienced an improvement in car-making technology, Gerance acquired more resources)
Refer to Figure 2-5. It is not possible for this economy to produce at point
C
Refer to Figure 2-5. Inefficient production is represented by which point(s)?
D
Which of the following is an example of a positive, as opposed to normative, statement?
Prices rise when the government prints too much money.
Which of the following statements about the circular-flow diagram is correct?
The diagram leaves out details that are not essential for understanding the economic transactions that occur between households and firms.
Refer to Figure 2-5. Suppose this economy is producing at point D. Which of the following statements would best explain this situation?
There is widespread unemployment in the economy.
In the circular-flow diagram, which of the following is not a factor of production?
money
The opportunity cost of obtaining more of one good is shown on the production possibilities frontier as the
amount of the other good that must be given up
The two loops in the circular-flow diagram represent
the flows of inputs and outputs and the flow of dollars
Which of the following concepts cannot be illustrated by the production possibilities frontier?
equality
Which markets are represented in the simple circular-flow diagram?
markets for goods and services and markets for factors of production
In the simple circular-flow diagram, the participants in the economy are
households and firms
In the markets for the factors of production in the circular-flow diagram,
households are sellers and firms are buyers
When a production possibilities frontier is bowed outward, the opportunity cost of producing an additional unit of a good
increases as more of the good is produced.
Refer to Figure 2-5. This economy cannot currently produce 70 washers and 70 dryers because
it does not have the resources and technology to produce that level of output.
In the circular-flow diagram, which of the following items flows from households to firms through the markets for the factors of production?
land, labor, and capital
Production is efficient if the economy is producing at a point
on the production possibilities frontier
The production possibilities frontier provides an illustration of the principle that
people face trade-offs.
Unemployment would cause an economy to
produce inside its production possibilities frontier.
In the circular-flow diagram, which of the following items does not flow from households to firms?
profit
Almost all economists agree that tariffs and import quotas
reduces general economic welfare.
The production possibilities frontier is a graph that shows the various combinations of output that an economy can possibly produce given the available factors of production and
the available production technology
Suppose a nation is currently producing at a point inside its production possibilities frontier. We know
the nation is not using all available resources or is using inferior technology or both.
A production possibilities frontier can shift outward if
there is a technological improvement
If an economy is producing efficiently, then
there is no way to produce more of one good without producing less of another good
In the circular-flow diagram, which of the following items flows from firms to households through the markets for the factors of production?
wages, rent, and profit