Referring to a Production Possibilities Curve and the Goods Being

question 164

Multiple Choice

Referring to a production possibilities curve and the goods being compared,depict the economic event.The AIDS epidemic becomes rampant in America claiming millions of lives (capital goods vs.consumer goods) .

• A)A movement from a point inside the curve to a point on or near the curve
• B)A movement from a point on or near the curve to a point inside the curve
• C)A shift in the entire curve to the right (outward)
• D)A shift in the entire curve to the left (inward)
• E)A movement along the curve

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Definitions:

Convex Isoquants

Curves that depict combinations of inputs that yield the same level of output in a production process, where convexity implies diminishing marginal rates of technical substitution.

Expansion Path

In economics, the curve that shows how a firm's production changes as it increases inputs, keeping the input mix proportionate.

Marginal Product

The additional output obtained by employing one more unit of a specific input, keeping all other inputs constant.

Perfect Substitutes

Two goods for which the marginal rate of substitution of one for the other is a constant.