Production of a Catheter in the U

question 32

Multiple Choice

Production of a catheter in the U.S. requires either one skilled worker-day or two unskilled worker-days, while production of the same device in Guatemala, because of its relative lack of transportation and communications infrastructure, requires either three skilled worker-days or four unskilled worker-days. Production of a hammock in the U.S. requires one-fourth skilled worker-day or one-third unskilled worker-day, while production of a hammock in Guatemala requires one-third skilled worker-day or one unskilled worker day. If one hundred unskilled worker-days are moved from producing hammocks to producing catheters in the U.S., while one hundred twenty skilled worker-days are moved from producing catheters to producing hammocks in Guatemala, combined production of the two goods in the two countries will change by

• A)five additional catheters and thirty fewer hammocks.
• B)thirty additional catheters and five additional hammocks.
• C)ten additional catheters and sixty additional hammocks.
• D)no net change in production of the two goods would occur.

Understand the principles of population dynamics and its relationship with economic conditions.

Gain knowledge on the time value of money concepts and their application in investment decisions.

Recognize the impact of economic growth on environmental quality and resource management.

Understand the implications of fertility rates on population dynamics.

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