All of the following would cause the production possibilities curve to shift outward EXCEPT
A) an improvement in technology.
B) an increase in the amount of labor available.
C) a decline in the unemployment rate.
D) an increase in the level of capital stock.
C
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Public goods are
A) under provided by the private market because the marginal cost of production is too high. B) under provided by the private market because the marginal benefits of consumption are too low. C) under provided by the private market because people's willingness to pay for the good is less than the marginal benefit of the good. D) over provided by the private market because the marginal benefits of consumption are too high.
Unions support minimum wage laws, because
A) union workers are typically paid the minimum wage. B) an increase in the minimum wage paid to low-skilled labor increases the opportunity cost of employing high-skilled union labor and, hence, increases the demand for union labor. C) an increase in the minimum wage paid to low-skilled labor increases the opportunity cost of employing low-skilled labor and, hence, increases the demand for union labor. D) an increase in the minimum wage paid to low-skilled labor causes the supply curve of low-skilled labor to shift leftward and, hence, increases the demand for union labor.