Multiple Choice – Section 02A: Comparative Advantage: The Driving Force of Specialization 1.AssumefortheUnitedStatesthattheopportunitycostofeachairplaneis50cars.WhichofthesepairsofpointscouldbeontheUnitedStates’productionpossibilitiesfrontier? a.(200airplanes,5,000cars)and(150airplanes,4,000cars) b.(200airplanes,12,500cars)and(150airplanes,15,000cars) c.(300airplanes,15,000cars)and(200airplanes,25,000cars) d.(300airplanes,25,000cars)and(200airplanes,40,000cars) 2.AssumeforBrazilthattheopportunitycostofeachcashewis100peanuts.WhichofthesepairsofpointscouldbeonBrazil’sproductionpossibilitiesfrontier? a.(200cashews,30,000peanuts)and(150cashews,35,000peanuts) b.(200cashews,40,000peanuts)and(150cashews,30,000peanuts) c.(300cashews,60,000peanut)and(200cashews,50,000peanuts) d.(300cashews,60,000peanuts)and(200cashews,80,000peanuts) 3.Whatmustbegivenuptoobtainanitemiscalled a.out-of-pocketcost. b.comparativeworth. c.opportunitycost. d.absolutevalue. 4.Theopportunitycostofanitemis a.thenumberofhoursthatonemustworkinordertobuyoneunitoftheitem. b.whatyougiveuptogetthatitem. c.alwayslessthanthedollarvalueoftheitem. d.alwaysgreaterthanthecostofproducingtheitem. 5.Afarmerhastheabilitytogroweithercornorcottonorsomecombinationofthetwo.Givennootherinformation,itfollowsthatthefarmer’sopportunitycostofabushelofcornmultipliedbyhisopportunitycostofabushelofcotton a.isequalto0. b.isbetween0and1. c.isequalto1. d.isgreaterthan1. 6.IfKoreaiscapableofproducingeithershoesorsoccerballsorsomecombinationofthetwo,then a.Koreashouldspecializeintheproductinwhichithasanabsoluteadvantage. b.itwouldbeimpossibleforKoreatohaveanabsoluteadvantageoveranothercountryinbothproducts. c.itwouldbedifficultforKoreatobenefitfromtradewithanothercountryifKoreaisefficientintheproductionofbothgoods. d.Korea’sopportunitycostofshoesistheinverseofitsopportunitycostofsoccerballs. 7.Supposeagardenerproducesbothtomatoesandsquashinhisgarden.Ifhemustgiveup8bushelsofsquashtoget5bushelsoftomatoes,thenhisopportunitycostof1busheloftomatoesis a.0.63bushelsofsquash. b.1.6bushelsofsquash. c.3bushelsofsquash. d.5bushelsofsquash. 8.Supposeagardenerproducesbothtomatoesandsquashinhisgarden.Iftheopportunitycostofonebushelofsquashis2/5busheloftomatoes,thentheopportunitycostof1busheloftomatoesis a.2/5bushelofsquash. b.5/2bushelsofsquash. c.2bushelsofsquash. d.5bushelsofsquash. 9.KenandTraciaretwowoodworkerswhobothmaketablesandchairs.Inonemonth,Kencanmake3tablesor18chairs,whereasTracicanmake8tablesor24chairs.Giventhis,weknowthattheopportunitycostof1chairis a.1/6tableforKenand1/3tableforTraci. b.1/6tableforKenand3tablesforTraci. c.6tablesforKenand1/3tableforTraci. d.6tablesforKenand3tablesforTraci. 10.KenandTraciaretwowoodworkerswhobothmaketablesandchairs.Inonemonth,Kencanmake3tablesor18chairs,whereasTracicanmake8tablesor24chairs.Giventhis,weknowthattheopportunitycostof1tableis a.1/6chairforKenand1/3chairforTraci. b.1/6chairforKenand3chairsforTraci. c.6chairsforKenand1/3chairforTraci. d.6chairsforKenand3chairsforTraci.