Ans) Specialisation is when one produces the good in which he is more specialised or efficient. And then trade it with that in which he is less efficient. In this way both of them will be benefitted.
Option d (specialisation).
10) Both Maggie and Angie can make beaded necklaces and clay bowls, but Maggie is more...
Please answer all questions The following are examples of what can more properly be characterized as Microeconomic type of analysis, EXCEPT:The following statements correctly describe what Economics is about, EXCEPT: Question 1 options: a)Is the study of how individuals make rational choices with limited economic resources. b)Is the study of the efficient allocation of economic resources in the society. c)Is the study of supply, demand and aggregate effects of individual choices. d)Is the study of how to maximize monetary wealth....
10) Suppose the US and Mexico both can produce cars and beer. The following chart shows what 100 workers can produce in one day in each country. Country Car Production-100 Beer Production (truckload)- 100 or workers workers United States 300 or 1200 Mexico 200 1000 or For this question, assume they can use the same workers to produce any amount in between the two and the opportunity cost is constant straight PPF a) Use the info in the table to...
Activity Read the following two cases and answer the questions: 1. John and Matthew can both make widgets and pots. The table below shows the two goods they can do in one week. John's production in 1 week Matthew's production in 1 week Widgets 12 Widgets Pots 800 Pots 200 a. What is John's opportunity cost of making widgets in terms of pots? b. What is Matthew's opportunity cost of making widgets in terms of pots? c. What is John's...
Suppose Martha and Julia both work at a bakery making bread and muffins. In an hour, Martha can either make 10 loaves of bread or 40 muffins, while Julia can either make 12 loaves of bread or 60 muffins. Both Martha and Julia work 8 hours a day. a. Draw Martha's daily PPC. Instructions: Use the tool provided to draw Martha's PPC curve. Plot only the endpoints and locate these endpoints on the axes of the diagram. b. Draw Julia's...
Roscoe and Bruxie can both produce Chicken and Waffles. Roscoe’s is in LA county and Bruxie’s is in Orange county. It takes Roscoe 5 minutes to make a waffle and 20 minutes to prepare chicken. It takes Bruxie 10 minutes to make a waffle and 20 minutes to prepare chicken. What is Roscoe's opportunity cost for making a waffle? a. 1/4 Chicken b. 4 Chickens c. 1/3 Chicken d. 1/4 Waffle e. 1/3 Waffle f. 1/8 Chicken
38. Which of the following is considered by econom a money b. ideas c. needs d. food e. physical resources ists to be the most fundamentally scarce? 39. How does scarcity affect the range of possible choices that decision makers face? a. It narrows the choice to a single option. b. It narrows the range of choices. c. It increases the possible methods for solving problems. d. It clarifies the choices by highlighting the best solutions e. It simplifies the...
21. By including the costs from negative externalities imposed on society, an efficient level of output will be produced when: (a) marginal benefit equals opportunity cost. (b) marginal private benefit equals marginal private cost. (c) market demand equals marginal private cost. (d) marginal private cost equals marginal social cost. (e) marginal benefit equals marginal social cost. 22. What is NOT an example of a positive externality? (a) Improved educational outcomes in society. (b) Winning $1 million dollars at the casino...
1. Economics can best be defined as the study of how a. Society decides to use its scarce resources in an attempt to satisfy unlimited wants b. The government should deal with the problems of unemployment and inflation C. To make money in the stock market d. The government should eliminate the problem of scarce resources 2. What you give up to obtain an item is called your a. True cost b. explicit cost c. opportunity cost d. direct cost...
1. Scarcity occurs when: a. people are selfish. b. human wants and needs exceed the resources that are available to meet those wants and needs. c. there is insufficient demand. d. economies are undeveloped, 2. Rational self-interest predicts that: a. people will alter their behavior in response to changing incentives and circumstances. incentives are unimportant in decision making. incentives do not alter behavior, d. the decision-making process is efficient. 3. Which of the following is an example of a microeconomic...
7. How can cost benefit analysis help explain why people are more likely to overeat at all you can eat buffets than at restaurants where we pay for extra portions? a. At all-you-can-eat buffets, the food always tastes better, so people eat more. b. The marginal cost of additional food is lower at all-you-can-eat buffets since they don't charge for a second helping of food. c. Marginal benefit is always less than marginal cost for food at all-you-can-eat buffet d....