When Moving Along a Production Possibilities Curve, the Opportunity Cost

question 105

Multiple Choice

When moving along a production possibilities curve, the opportunity cost to society of getting more of the good on the horizontal axis:

• A) is constant.
• B) is measured in dollar terms.
• C) is measured by the amount of the other good that must be given up.
• D) usually decreases.

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