Question :
91) Refer to Table 2-16. What Finland’s opportunity cost of : 1244980
91) Refer to Table 2-16. What is Finland’s opportunity cost of producing one board foot of lumber?
A) 0.25 cell phones
B) 4 cell phones
C) 12 cell phones
D) 16 cell phones
92) Refer to Table 2-16. Estonia has a comparative advantage in the production of
A) both products.
B) lumber.
C) cell phones.
D) neither product.
93) Refer to Table 2-16. Finland has a comparative advantage in the production of
A) both products.
B) lumber.
C) cell phones.
D) neither product.
94) Refer to Table 2-16. If the two countries specialize and trade, who should export lumber?
A) There is no basis for trade between the two countries.
B) Estonia
C) Finland
D) They should both be exporting lumber.
95) Refer to Table 2-16. If the two countries specialize and trade, who should export cell phones?
A) There is no basis for trade between the two countries.
B) Estonia
C) Finland
D) They should both be importing cell phones.
96) If the best lawyer in town is also the best at operating a word processor, then according to economic reasoning, this person should
A) split her time evenly between being a lawyer and a word processor.
B) specialize in being a lawyer because its opportunity cost is lower.
C) should pursue the activity she enjoys more.
D) specialize in being a work processor because it is more capital-intensive.
97) Izzy Amador is a highly talented tattoo artist. She has chosen to specialize in tattoo art because of all of the following except
A) her tattoos are highly esteemed by tattoo lovers who are willing to pay very high prices.
B) for her, this is the most lucrative way to purchase the products that she wants to consume.
C) her opportunity cost of pursuing another career is very low.
D) she obviously has a comparative advantage in tattoo art.
98) As job opportunities for women and the wages those jobs pay have increased, the opportunity cost of doing housework has ________, so many families have chosen to hire specialists in households chores, such as cleaning services and lawn care services, because the cost of these specialists is ________ than the cost of the wife (or husband) performing those chores.
A) increased; higher
B) increased; lower
C) decreased; higher
D) decreased; lower
Table 2-17
James
Lucy
Wagons
16
18
Tricycles
32
24
Table 2-17 shows the output per week of two people, James and Lucy. They can either devote their time to making bracelets or making necklaces.
99) Refer to Table 2-17. Which of the following statements is true?
A) Lucy has an absolute advantage in making both products.
B) James has an absolute advantage in making both products.
C) Lucy has an absolute advantage in making wagons and James in making tricycles.
D) James has an absolute advantage in making tricycles and Lucy in making wagons.
100) Refer to Table 2-17. What is Lucy’s opportunity cost of making a wagon?
A) 3/4 of a wagon
B) 3 wagons
C) 1 1/3 tricycles
D) 2 tricycles
