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Figure 2-11 ​ -Refer to Figure 2-11. This economy fully employs its resources when it produces 4000 shoes and zero t-shirts.

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The slope of a line is the ratio of the vertical distance covered to the horizontal distance covered along the line.

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The point where both x and y are zero is known as the

The inner loop of the circular-flow diagram represents the flow of inputs and outputs. Which of the following does not appear on the inner loop?

Figure 2-10 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ -Refer to Figure 2-10. When this economy produces 30 doghouses and 25 dishwashers there is full employment.

Figure 2-4 Graph (a) Graph (b) -Refer to Figure 2-4, Graph (a) . The opportunity cost of moving from point S to point R is

Economists at which administrative department help formulate spending plans and regulatory policies?

In the simple-circular flow diagram, the flow of money from the firms to the markets for factors of production is called

Figure 2-11 ​ -Refer to Figure 2-11. The opportunity cost of producing an additional pair of shoes increases as more shoes are produced.

Figure 2-10 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ -Refer to Figure 2-10. Points A, B, and D represent efficient outcomes for this economy.

The slope of an upward-sloping line is positive, and the slope of a downward-sloping line is negative.

Figure 2-12 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ -Refer to Figure 2-12. What do the rectangles represent in the figure?

Trade-offs are involved in most policy decisions.

Points inside the production possibilities frontier represent inefficient levels of production.

When economists are trying to explain the world, they are scientists, and when they are trying to help improve the world, they are policy advisers.

All scientific models, including economic models, simplify reality in order to improve our understanding of it.

Is the following a positive or normative statement? The Federal Reserve should set an inflation target and employ policies to meet the target.

"The US should not restrict employers from outsourcing work to foreign countries" is a normative statement.

Which of the following is correct?

When economists disagree about whether the government should tax a household's income or its consumption, they are expressing a difference in