The Tables Give Production Possibilities Data for Two Countries, Alpha $\quad$

question 147

Multiple Choice

The tables give production possibilities data for two countries, Alpha and Beta, which have populations of equal size. $\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\text { Alpha's production possibilities }$
$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline & \text { A } & \text { B } & \text { C } & \text { D } & \text { E } \\\hline \text { Fish (Tons) } & 80 & 60 & 40 & 20 & 0 \\\hline \text { Chips (Tons) } & 0 & 5 & 10 & 15 & 20 \\\hline\end{array}$ $\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\text { Beta's production possibilities }$
$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline& \mathrm{A} & \mathrm{B} & \mathrm{C} & \mathrm{D} & \mathrm{E} \\\hline \text { Fish (Tons) } & 240 & 180 & 120 & 60 & 0 \\\hline \text { Chips (Tons) } & 0 & 10 & 20 & 30 & 40\\\hline\end{array}$ The given data show that

• A) Beta has a comparative advantage in producing chips.
• B) Alpha has a comparative advantage in catching fish.
• C) Alpha is subject to constant costs and Beta is subject to increasing costs.
• D) Beta is more efficient than Alpha both in catching fish and in producing chips.

---

Definitions:

Drug Therapy

The treatment of disease or disorder through the administration of pharmaceutical drugs.

Behavior Therapy

A type of psychotherapy that focuses on changing undesirable behaviors through conditioning and learning techniques.

Transference

In psychoanalysis, the process by which patients displace onto their analysts feelings and ideas which derive from previous figures in their lives.

Psychodynamic Therapy

A therapeutic approach that emphasizes unconscious processes and past experiences in shaping current behavior and feelings.