If the Production Possibilities Curve Is a Straight Line

question 79

Multiple Choice

If the production possibilities curve is a straight line,

• A)opportunity costs rise as output of either commodity is expanded.
• B)resources are not equally productive in the production of both goods.
• C)opportunity costs are negative.
• D)resources can be moved from the production of one good to production of others with no loss of productivity.

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Definitions:

Hermann Ebbinghaus

A German psychologist best known for his pioneering work on memory and learning, including the discovery of the forgetting curve.

Forgetting Occurs

The process where information once learned and stored in the brain is lost or becomes harder to recall over time.

Encoding Failure

A situation in which information does not enter the brain's long-term memory and thus is forgotten.

Long-Term Memory

The phase of memory in which information is stored for extended periods of time, potentially lifelong, beyond the capacity of short-term or working memory.