Is It Possible to Have Economic Growth with No Opportunity

question 34

Multiple Choice

Is it possible to have economic growth with no opportunity cost?

• A)​Yes, economic growth requires no current sacrifices-only the passage of time.
• B)​No, but economic growth is always worth whatever sacrifice is required.
• C)​No, because growth depletes the stock of knowledge so that more growth today means less growth tomorrow.
• D)​No, because growth requires the sacrifice of consumption goods in order to invest in such things as capital formation and research and development.

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