If All Resources Are Used Efficiently to Produce Goods and Services

question 127

Multiple Choice

If all resources are used efficiently to produce goods and services, a nation will find itself producing

• A)inside its production possibilities frontier
• B)somewhere on its production possibilities frontier
• C)outside of its production possibilities frontier
• D)at one extreme end of its production possibilities frontier
• E)more of one product with no decrease in the production of any other product

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Definitions:

Raw Materials

Basic materials that are used in the manufacturing process to produce goods or finished products.

Product Costs

The costs directly associated with the creation of a product, including direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead.

Work in Process

Inventory category that includes goods partially through the production process, not yet ready for sale.

Finished Goods

Products that have completed the manufacturing process and are ready for sale to customers.