An Improvement in Technology

question 191

Multiple Choice

An improvement in technology

• A)will always result in a parallel shift of the production possibilities frontier
• B)will never result in a parallel shift of the production possibilities frontier
• C)will be indicated as a movement along the production possibilities frontier
• D)will shift the production possibilities frontier outward but not necessarily to a parallel position
• E)may not shift the production possibilities frontier

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