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question 29

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions :
Figure: Bicycles and Radishes I
-(Figure: Bicycles and Radishes I) Look at the figure Bicycles and Radishes I. It shows production possibility frontiers for two countries that produce only radishes and bicycles. The axes of the two graphs are measured in equivalent units. Country A is operating at point M, and country B is operating at point N. Suppose country A discovers a new technology that greatly increases its ability to produce bicycles but has no effect on its ability to produce radishes. This would:

• A)lower the opportunity cost of producing radishes in country A.
• B)increase the opportunity cost of producing radishes in country A.
• C)not affect the opportunity cost of producing radishes in country A.
• D)increase the opportunity cost of producing radishes in country B.

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Definitions:

Consumption Level

The total amount of goods and services that an individual or group consumes over a specific period.

Technological Improvement

Innovations and advancements in technology that enhance productivity, efficiency, and quality of goods and services.

Production Possibilities Frontier

A curve depicting all maximum output possibilities for two goods, given a set of inputs, representing the trade-offs in production choices.

Economic Questions

Fundamental questions that societies address regarding allocation of resources and distribution of goods and services; typically includes "what to produce," "how to produce," and "for whom to produce."