Refer to the Information Provided in Figure 2

question 181

Multiple Choice

Refer to the information provided in Figure 2.1 below for the economy of Macroland to answer the question(s) that follow. Figure 2.1
-Refer to Figure 2.1. The shape of Macroland's production possibility frontier shows

• A) increasing opportunity costs.
• B) constant opportunity costs.
• C) decreasing opportunity costs.
• D) random opportunity costs.

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