Suppose that the U.S. can make 15 cars or 20 bottles of wine with one year's worth of labor. France can make 10 cars or 18 bottles of wine with one year's worth of labor. From these numbers, we can conclude
a. the U.S. has a comparative advantage in the production of cars.
b. France has a comparative advantage in the production of wine.
c. the U.S. has a absolute advantage in the production of wine.
d. all of the above are conclusions are correct.
d
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An important reason why economies at an early stage of development tend to operate inefficiently is
A) they tend to be dominated by the agricultural sector, where productivity is usually low. B) they tend to have authoritarian governments that stifle innovation. C) they tend to be plagued by superstitious beliefs that stifle innovation. D) the high transactions costs associated with barter.
An increase in the income-dependent portion of the consumption function would correspond to a
A. Movement along the consumption function to the right. B. Movement along the consumption function to the left. C. Shift of the consumption function downward. D. Shift of the consumption function upward.