Statement I: an Outward Shift in the Production Possibilities Frontier

question 257

Multiple Choice

Statement I: An outward shift in the production possibilities frontier shows economic growth for a country.
Statement II: Our economy generally operates inside the production possibilities frontier.

• A)Statement I is true and statement II is false.
• B)Statement II is true and statement I is false.
• C)Both statements are true.
• D)Both statements are false.

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Definitions:

Fixed Cost

Expenses that do not change with the level of production or sales over a certain period, such as rent or salaries.

Output

The amount of goods or services produced by a person, machine, or industry.

Marginal Product

Marginal product refers to the additional output generated by employing one more unit of a specific factor of production, holding all other factors constant.

Labor

The exertion of mental or physical strength by humans to create goods and services.