Figure 2-7
Which of the following could explain the shift in the production possibilities frontier shown in from AC to AB?
a.
technical improvements in both petroleum and clothing production
b.
a productive improvement in clothing production that has no effect on petroleum production
c.
a decrease in the size of the labor force that can produce either petroleum products or clothing
d.
major oil reserves in Alaska are declared off-limits to producers in order to protect the environment
e.
major oil reserves are discovered off the coast of Africa
e
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A) all opportunity costs decrease. B) the PPF shifts outward. C) a country moves toward the midpoint along its PPF and can produce more of both goods. D) all opportunity costs increase. E) the PPF shifts inward because unemployment occurs.
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A) dollarization; a currency board B) dollarization; exchange-rate targeting C) dollarization; monetary targeting D) dollarization; inflation targeting E) exchange-rate targeting; dollarization