The sacrifice of an alternative is called:

Two countries, Rhodia and Rubium, have identical production functions of the form:

Y = A × K0.25 × H0.75 Both countries have the same amount of capital stock and use the same technology. However, the total efficiency units of labor available in Rhodia is higher than that in Rubium. Which of the following is likely to be true in this case? A) The poverty rate in Rhodia is likely to be higher than that in Rubium. B) The gross domestic product of Rhodia is higher than that in Rubium. C) The gross domestic product of Rubium is higher than that in Rhodia. D) The Human Development Index of Rhodia is lower than that of Rubium.

The three main methods that governments use to cope with an external cost of production include all of the following EXCEPT

A) taxes. B) mandating clean technology. C) cap-and-trade D) price floors.