How Will a Decrease in Technology from a Natural Disaster

question 13

Multiple Choice

How will a decrease in technology from a natural disaster such as a hurricane,ceteris paribus,affect an economy's production possibilities curve?

• A)Shift the curve inward.
• B)Result in a movement from inside the curve to a point on the curve.
• C)Shift the curve outward.
• D)Result in a movement along the curve.

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