Table 2.1.1 The Following Table Gives Points on the Production Possibilities Frontier

question 145

Multiple Choice

Table 2.1.1
The following table gives points on the production possibilities frontier for goods X and Y.

-Refer to Table 2.1.1. As we increase the production of X,

• A)the amount of Y that is given up for each additional unit of X decreases.
• B)the output of Y increases.
• C)the opportunity cost of each additional unit of X increases.
• D)unemployment increases.
• E)the amount of X increases at an increasing rate.

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Definitions:

Henry George

A 19th-century American economist and writer known for his belief that individuals should own the value they produce but that land and natural resources should belong to all (the single tax theory).

Single Tax

Concept of taxing only landowners as a remedy for poverty, promulgated by HenryGeorge in Progress and Poverty (1879).

Inequality

The state of being unequal, especially in terms of rights, status, and opportunities among different groups of people in society.

Andrew Carnegie

A Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist who led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century and is often identified as one of the richest people in history.