Which of the Following Trade-Offs Does the Production Possibilities Frontier

question 149

Multiple Choice

Which of the following trade-offs does the production possibilities frontier illustrate?

• A) if an economy wants to increase efficiency in production, then it must sacrifice equality in consumption
• B) once an economy has reached the efficient points on its production possibilities frontier, the only way of getting more of one good is to get less of the other
• C) for an economy to consume more of one good, it must stop consuming the other good entirely
• D) for an economy to produce and consume goods, it must sacrifice environmental quality

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