A Reduction in the Amount of Unemployment

question 326

Multiple Choice

A reduction in the amount of unemployment

• A) shifts the production possibilities frontier outward.
• B) moves the economy's point of production closer to the production possibilities frontier.
• C) moves the economy's point of production along the production possibilities frontier.
• D) moves the economy's point of production further away from the production possibilities frontier.

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Definitions:

Average Costs

The total costs (fixed and variable) of production divided by the total quantity of output, indicating the cost of producing each unit.

Fixed Costs

Costs that do not vary with the level of output or sales, such as rent, salaries, and loan payments.

Break Even

The point at which total costs and total revenue are equal, resulting in no net loss or gain.

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not change with the volume of production or sales, such as rent or salaries.