-Suppose Puerto Rico and Hawaii Currently Have the Same Production

question 151

Multiple Choice

-Suppose Puerto Rico and Hawaii currently have the same production possibilities so that the above figure is the PPF for hotels and consumption goods in the two areas.Hotels are a capital good that,once built,will help produce still more consumption goods.If Puerto Rico produces more hotels than Hawaii,

• A) Hawaii's PPF will shift outward further than Puerto Rico's PPF.
• B) Hawaii's PPF will shift inward.
• C) Puerto Rico's PPF will not shift.
• D) Puerto Rico's and Hawaii's PPF will shift outward by the same amount.
• E) Puerto Rico's PPF will shift outward further than Hawaii's PPF.

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Definitions:

Buffers

Substances that help maintain the pH balance in a solution, resisting changes in pH when acids or bases are added.

Alkaline

Referring to a basic, as opposed to acidic, substance with a pH level greater than 7.

Hydroxide Ions

Negatively charged ions, OH-, produced when a hydroxide compound dissolves in water, basic in nature.

Bases

Substances that accept protons according to the Brønsted-Lowry definition or donate electrons in the Lewis definition, commonly displaying a pH greater than 7.