The Production Possibilities Curve Illustrates the Basic Principle That

question 4

Multiple Choice

The production possibilities curve illustrates the basic principle that

• A) an economy's capacity to produce increases in proportion to its population.
• B) if the resources of an economy are being used efficiently, more of one good can be produced only if less of another is produced.
• C) an economy will automatically seek the output at which all of its resources are fully employed.
• D) the distribution of income among households is the major determinant of the economic welfare of a nation.

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Definitions:

Conclusive Description

Definitive or decisive description that leaves no room for doubt or questions.

Nutrients

Materials that supply the necessary nutrients for the development and sustenance of living organisms.

Inheritance

Transmission of DNA to offspring.

Reproduction

The biological process by which new individual organisms are produced from their parents.