Which of the following is true about the combination of mops and brooms represented by point E in Figure 1.3 and using PP1?
A. Point E is attainable only if more resources become available or technological advances are made.
B. Point E is unattainable if this economy becomes more efficient.
C. Point E is attainable if this economy uses more of its available resources.
D. Point E is efficient now.
Answer: A
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The two economists associated with the development of the theory of monopolistic competition were
A) Joan Robinson and Edward Chamberlin. B) David Hume and Adam Smith. C) John Neville Keynes and John Maynard Keynes. D) Carl Menger and Eugen Von Bohm-Bawerk.
Suppose that a worker in Freedonia can produce either 6 units of corn or 2 units of wheat per year, and a worker in Sylvania can produce either 2 units of corn or 6 units of wheat per year. Each nation has 10 workers. Without trade, Freedonia produces and consumes 30 units of corn and 10 units of wheat per year. Sylvania produces and consumes 10 units of corn and 30 units of wheat. Suppose that
trade is then initiated between the two countries, and Freedonia sends 30 units of corn to Sylvania in exchange for 30 units of wheat. Sylvania will now be able to consume a maximum of a. 30 units of corn and 30 units of wheat. b. 40 units of corn and 30 units of wheat. c. 40 units of corn and 20 units of wheat. d. 10 units of corn and 40 units of wheat.