The Bowed Shape of the Production Possibilities Frontier Can Be

question 115

Multiple Choice

The bowed shape of the production possibilities frontier can be explained by the fact that

• A)all resources are scarce.
• B)economic growth is always occurring.
• C)the opportunity cost of one good in terms of the other depends on how much of each good the economy is producing.
• D)the only way to get more of one good is to get less of the other.

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