Suppose That, in a PPF Graph, Wheat Is on the Vertical

question 55

Multiple Choice

Suppose that, in a PPF graph, wheat is on the vertical axis and jets are on the horizontal axis. Moving down along the PPF, the

• A) number of jets increases and the opportunity cost of jets increases.
• B) amount of wheat increases and the opportunity cost of wheat decreases.
• C) number of jets increases and the opportunity cost of jets decreases.
• D) amount of wheat increases and the opportunity cost of wheat increases.
• E) opportunity cost of jets and wheat both increase.

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Definitions:

Elasticity of Demand

A gauge for understanding how price changes influence the consumer demand for a particular good.

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A condition where the elasticity of a function, such as demand or supply, remains unchanged over a range of prices or quantities.

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Elasticity of Demand

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good, indicating consumer sensitivity to price changes.