If a Nation Is Operating at a Point Inside the Production

question 82

Multiple Choice

If a nation is operating at a point inside the production possibilities curve, it indicates that the nation could:

• A) Increase its production of both goods X and Y simultaneously
• B) Increase its production of one good, but only at the expense of reducing the other good
• C) Not produce any more of one of the goods X or Y
• D) Not employ any more resources because all resources are now employed

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