Use the Following to Answer Question(s): Production Possibilities in Alphaland

question 97

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer question(s) : Production Possibilities in Alphaland and Omegaland

-(Exhibit: Production Possibilities in Alphaland and Omegaland) The slopes of the production possibilities curves (PPCs) in the two countries are:

• A) determined by the slopes of tangents drawn to the PPCs.
• B) always positive.
• C) a reflection of the fixed costs of production.
• D) not comparable since they each have their own PPC.

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Definitions:

Control Series Design

An extension of the interrupted time series quasi-experimental design in which there is a comparison or control group.

Interrupted Time Series

An analytical method that assesses the impact of an intervention on a time series of data points.

True Experimental

A type of experimental design that includes a control group and random assignment to groups to test the effect of an intervention.

Cohort

A group of people born at about the same time and exposed to the same societal events; cohort effects are confounded with age in a cross-sectional study.