The Slope of a Production Possibilities Frontier Measures

question 72

Multiple Choice

The slope of a production possibilities frontier measures:

• A)the opportunity cost of producing one good in terms of the other.
• B)the trade-off inherent in the production of one good versus the other.
• C)how much of one good that must be given up in order to produce the other.
• D)All of these statements are true.

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