Improving Environmental Quality Will Cause the Production Possibilities Curve for Less-Developed

question 7

Multiple Choice

Improving environmental quality will cause the production possibilities curve for less-developed countries to

• A) shift upward
• B) shift downward
• C) not change market output
• D) become convex to the origin

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