Exhibit 2-1 Production Possibilities Frontier Data

question 77

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 2-1 Production possibilities frontier data

-In Exhibit 2-1,the opportunity cost of producing the fourth unit of capital goods is:

• A)zero.
• B)1 unit of consumption goods.
• C)2 units of consumption goods.
• D)4 units of consumption goods.
• E)not determinable from the information given.

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Covariance

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Standard Deviation

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Expected Utility

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