Because Resources Tend to Be Specialized, If a Society Chooses

question 246

Multiple Choice

Because resources tend to be specialized, if a society chooses to increase production of military goods, this tends to

• A)result in a decrease in the opportunity cost of more military goods.
• B)result in an increase in the opportunity cost of more nonmilitary goods.
• C)result in an increase in the opportunity cost of more military goods.
• D)change the position of the production possibilities curve.
• E)alter the slope of the production possibilities curve.

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