The nation's production possibilities frontier is bowed outward. Suppose that the government decides to increase the production of armaments by $20 billion, and that as a result the output of consumer goods falls by $20 billion
If a further $20 billion increase beyond the initial $20 billion increase in armaments output is sought, we can expect that the output of consumer goods and services will fall further by A) less than $20 billion.
B) $20 billion.
C) more than $20 billion.
D) There is not enough information to determine the answer.
C
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A) long-run economic growth. B) labor productivity. C) population growth analysis. D) the economic prosperity hypothesis.
Assume that the central bank purchases government securities in the open market. If the nation has highly mobile international capital markets and a flexible exchange rate system, what happens to the real GDP and net nonreserve-related international borrowing/lending in the context of the Three-Sector-Model?
a. There is not enough information to determine what happens to these two macroeconomic variables. b. Real GDP falls, and net nonreserve-related international borrowing/lending becomes more positive (or less negative). c. Real GDP rises, and net nonreserve-related international borrowing/lending becomes more positive (or less negative). d. Real GDP rises, and net nonreserve-related international borrowing/lending becomes more negative (or less positive). e. Real GDP and net nonreserve-related international borrowing/lending remain the same.