The Existence of Increasing Opportunity Cost

question 74

Multiple Choice

The existence of increasing opportunity cost

• A)explains why specialization is frequently useful.
• B)explains why resources are scarce.
• C)explains the bowed-out shape of the production possibilities frontier.
• D)follows from the existence of property rights.
• E)explains why some societies produce inside their production possibilities frontier.

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