Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A) Comparative advantage is the principle upon which trade patterns are based.
B) Opportunity cost measures the real cost to a country of producing a certain product.
C) The gains from trade are the result of differences in opportunity cost and comparative advantage.
D) A country that possesses an absolute advantage will always have a comparative advantage.
D
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To examine how total production in an economy has changed over time, it would be better to examine
A) nominal GDP. B) real GDP. C) GDP at current prices. D) All of the above would give equal measures of production changes over time.
In a perfectly competitive market, a firm's short-run supply curve is
A) its total cost curve. B) its marginal cost curve equal to or above the point of intersection with its average variable cost curve. C) its average variable cost curve below the point of intersection with its total cost curve. D) its total cost curve between the shutdown point and the break-even point.