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chapter:
©2009 Worth Publishers
CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING
Krugman/Wells
>> Economic Models:
Trade-offs and Trade
2
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Check Your Understanding 2-1Question 1*
Assume that, using all of its resources, a small economy can produce the following combinations of only two products, cars and airplanes.
Cars Planes
A 20 0
B 15 1
C 10 2
D 5 3
E 0 4
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1a*) The economy can produce 10 cars and 3 planes.
1. True
2. FalseCars Planes
A 20 0
B 15 1
C 10 2
D 5 3
E 0 4
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1b*) What is the opportunity cost of the third plane?
1. 20 cars
2. 10 cars
3. 5 cars
4. 2 planes
Cars Planes
A 20 0
B 15 1
C 10 2
D 5 3
E 0 4
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1c*) Given a production possibilities frontier with increasing costs, what is the opportunity cost of the third plane?
1. 20 cars
2. 13 cars
3. 7 cars
4. 6 cars
Cars Planes
A 20 0
B 18 1
C 13 2
D 7 3
E 0 4
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Check Your Understanding 2-1Question 1
True or false? Explain your answer.
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1a) An increase in the amount of resources available to Tom for use in producing coconuts and fish does not change his production possibility frontier.
1. True
2. False
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1b) A technological change that allows Tom to catch more fish for any amount of coconuts gathered results in a change in his production possibility frontier.
1. True
2. False
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1c) The production possibility frontier is useful because it illustrates how much of one good an economy must give up to get more of another good regardless of whether resources are being used efficiently.
1. True
2. False
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Check Your Understanding 2-1Question 2
Use the scenario below to answer the following questions:
In Italy, an automobile can be produced by 8 workers in one day and a washing machine by 3 workers in one day. In the United States, an automobile can be produced by 6 workers in one day, and a washing machine by 2 workers in one day.
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2ai) Which country has an absolute advantage in the production of automobiles?
1. Italy
2. United States
In Italy, an automobile can be produced by 8 workers in one day and a washing machine by 3 workers in one day. In the United States, an automobile can be produced by 6 workers in one day, and a washing machine by 2 workers in one day.
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2aii) Which country has an absolute advantage in the production of washing machines?
1. Italy
2. United States
In Italy, an automobile can be produced by 8 workers in one day and a washing machine by 3 workers in one day. In the United States, an automobile can be produced by 6 workers in one day, and a washing machine by 2 workers in one day.
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2bi) Which country has a comparative advantage in the production of washing machines?
1. Italy
2. United States
In Italy, an automobile can be produced by 8 workers in one day and a washing machine by 3 workers in one day. In the United States, an automobile can be produced by 6 workers in one day, and a washing machine by 2 workers in one day.
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2bii) Which country has a comparative advantage in the production of automobiles?
1. Italy
2. United States
In Italy, an automobile can be produced by 8 workers in one day and a washing machine by 3 workers in one day. In the United States, an automobile can be produced by 6 workers in one day, and a washing machine by 2 workers in one day.
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2c) What pattern of specialization results in the greatest gains from trade between the two countries?
1. Italy specializes in automobiles and the U.S. specializes in washing machines.
2. Italy specializes in washing machines and the U.S. specializes in automobiles.
In Italy, an automobile can be produced by 8 workers in one day and a washing machine by 3 workers in one day. In the United States, an automobile can be produced by 6 workers in one day, and a washing machine by 2 workers in one day.
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Check Your Understanding 2-1Question 3
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3. Tom and Hank are willing to engage in a trade of 1 fish for 1.5 coconuts.
1. True2. False
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Check Your Understanding 2-1Question 4
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4) Use the Circular-Flow Diagram to determine if the statement is true or false.
An increase in household spending leads to an increase in jobs in the economy.
1. True
2. False
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Check Your Understanding 2-2Question 1
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1. Which of the following statements is a positive statement?
1. Society should take measures to prevent people from engaging in dangerous personal behavior.
2. People who engage in dangerous personal behavior impose higher costs on society through higher medical costs.
3. both A and B
4. none of the above
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Check Your Understanding 2-2Question 2
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2a) Policy choice A and policy choice B attempt to achieve the same social goal. Policy choice A, however, results in a much less efficient use of resources than policy choice B. Therefore economists are more likely to agree on choosing policy choice B.
1. True
2. False
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2b) When two economists disagree on the desirability of a policy, it’s typically because one of them has made a mistake.
1. True
2. False
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2c) Policy makers can always use economics to figure out which goals a society should try to achieve.
1. True
2. False