Question :
81) Refer to Figure 2-6. If the economy currently producing : 1244956
81) Refer to Figure 2-6. If the economy is currently producing at point D, what is the opportunity cost of moving to point B?
A) 8 thousand wrenches
B) 23 thousand hammers
C) 30 thousand wrenches
D) 0 hammers
82) Refer to Figure 2-6. If the economy is currently producing at point E, what is the opportunity cost of moving to point B?
A) 13 thousand hammers
B) 10 thousand hammers
C) 30 thousand wrenches
D) 0 wrenches
83) Refer to Figure 2-6. If the economy is currently producing at point E, what is the opportunity cost of moving to point D?
A) 13 thousand hammers
B) 10 thousand hammers
C) 8 thousand wrenches
D) 0 wrenches
84) In a report made to the U.S. Congress in 2001, the National Academy of Sciences cautioned that if fuel economy encourages the production of smaller and lighter cars, “Some additional traffic fatalities would be expected.” This statement suggests that
A) U.S. auto manufacturers are more concerned about producing fuel efficient cars to compete with their Japanese and South Korean rivals than about consumer safety.
B) there is a tradeoff between safety and fuel economy.
C) society should value safety more highly than fuel economy.
D) society should value fuel economy more highly than consumer safety because of the long term environment benefits generated by less gasoline use.
85) Suppose your expenses for this term are as follows: tuition: $12,000, room and board: $6,500, books and other educational supplies: $1,500. Further, during the term, you can only work part-time and earn $3,500 instead of your full-time salary of $14,000. What is the opportunity cost of going to college this term, assuming that your room and board expenses would be the same even if you did not go to college?
A) $13,500
B) $20,000
C) $24,000
D) $30,500
86) Suppose your expenses for this term are as follows: tuition: $28,000, room and board: $9,000, books and other educational supplies: $2,500. Further, during the term, you can only work part-time and earn $16,000 instead of your full-time salary of $42,000. What is the opportunity cost of going to college this term, assuming that your room and board expenses would be the same even if you did not go to college?
A) $36,500
B) $56,500
C) $65,500
D) $72,500
87) The opportunity cost of taking a semester-long economics class is
A) the cost of tuition and fees only.
B) the value of the time spent in the classroom.
C) zero because there is no admission charged if you are enrolled in the course.
D) equal to the highest value of an alternative use of the time and money spent on the class.
E) the knowledge and enjoyment you receive from attending the class.
Figure 2-7
Mercedes Benz recently decided to introduce its B-class automobile in the U.S. market, an electric car that is has designed and developed in a partnership with Tesla Motors. Assume Mercedes Benz chooses to produce both electric-engine vehicles and gasoline-engine vehicles. Figure 2-7 shows changes to its production possibilities frontier in response to new developments and different strategic production decisions.
88) Refer to Figure 2-7. Assume a technological advancement greatly reduces the cost to produce electric-engine vehicles. This is best represented by the
A) movement from E to F in Graph A.
B) movement from G to H in Graph B.
C) movement from K to L in Graph C.
D) movement from H to J in Graph B.
89) Refer to Figure 2-7. Assume that in response to changing consumer demands, Mercedes cuts back on the production of electric vehicles and increased its production of gasoline-powered vehicles. This strategy is best represented by the
A) movement from F to E in Graph A.
B) movement from G to J in Graph B.
C) movement from L to K in Graph C.
D) movement from J to H in Graph B.
90) Refer to Figure 2-7. Assume that in 2014, Mercedes reopened one of its factories after an extensive remodelling which now allows for the production of both types of vehicles. This is best represented by the
A) movement from E to F in Graph A.
B) movement from H to J in Graph B.
C) movement from L to K in Graph C.
D) movement from J to G in Graph B.
