Its is easier to look at popular models. Productive ef ciency- producing the right amount using all of resources (anything on the production possibilities frontier line)(p. 18) Allocative ef ciency- producing what people want using all resources. Increase in factors of production- more land, capital, labor. Absolute advantage- when a country or company has more resources and can produce more products than it"s competitors. Comparative advantage- how ef cient can a company produce relative to another (p. 21) Opportunity for trade- when one country has greater comparative advantage in an item than another. Competitive market- a market that has many buyers and sellers of same good or service, none of whom can in uence the price supply and demand model- model of competitive market. Demand shifters: changes in prices of related goods or service, changes in income, changes in taste, changes in expectations, changes in number of consumers. Changes in taste whole grain, organic, real fruit, health, real honey, sugar free.

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1. The law of comparative advantage says that:

A. whoever has an absolute advantage in producing a good also has a comparative advantage in producing that good.

B. whoever has a comparative advantage in producing a good also has an absolute advantage in producing that good

C. the individual with the lowest opportunity cost of producing a particular good should produce it

D. comparative advantage exists only when one person has an absolute advantage in the production of two goods

2. A country has an absolute advantage in the production of a good if that country:

A. can produce good using fewer resources than another country would require

B. has the lowest opportunity cost of producing the good, regardless of whether it is produced with the fewest resources

C. has the greatest opportunity cost of producing the good, regardless of whether it is produced with the fewest resources

D. has the lowest opportunity cost of producing the good and can produce it with the fewest resources

3. A production possibilities frontier can shift outward for all of the following reasons except:

A. a larger workforce

B. a decrease in the size of the labor force

C. an increase in the skills of the labor force

D. an improvement in technology

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	Athletic Shoes (pairs)	Music CDs
United States	10,000	20,000
Great Britain	5,000	15,000

(Table: Production Possibilities for the U.S. and Great Britain) The table shows production possibilities for the United States and Great Britain, assuming that both countries could choose to devote all resources to producing either good. Which statement is correct with regard to the information in the table?

a. The U.S. has a comparative advantage in producing music CDs because it can produce more music CDs than anything else.

b. These countries should not engage in trade with one another, because the transportation costs of these goods are too high.

c. To determine which country has a comparative advantage in either good, we would need to know the monetary measure of production costs for both countries.

d. The U.S. has a comparative advantage in producing athletic shoes because it can do so at a lower opportunity cost.

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(1) Implicit costs are the opportunity costs of using the resources of ---------------------------------------------

a. outsiders.

b. banks.

c. retained earnings.

d. owners.

(2) The Principle of Comparative Advantage implies that:

a. Two countries can benefit from trade only if one country is better at producing a good compared to another in absolute terms.

b. Two countries can benefit from specialization and trade even if one country is better at one good compared to another in absolute terms.

c. all countries should specialize in whatever they have a higher opportunity cost to producing.

d. all countries are better off when each produces all goods for themselves and they do not trade with each other.

(3) Points inside a production possibilities frontier represent

a. unemployment of resources

b. unattainable production combinations

c. efficient use of resources

d. supply exceeds demand

(4) In a free market --------------------------------

a. governments intervene

b. governments plan production

c. governments interfere

d. prices adjust to reconcile scarcity and desires

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