Chapter 2 Flashcards

1
Q

The ability to produce the same good using fewer inputs than another producer is…

A

Absolute Advantage

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2
Q

Producing goods at the lowest opportunity cost compared to another producer is…

A

Comparative Advantage

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3
Q

The ______ of a good is the amount of the other good given up.

A

Opportunity Cost

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4
Q

Shows all the combinations of goods that a country can produce given its productivity and supply of inputs.

A

PPF (Productions Possibilities Frontier)

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5
Q

The slope of the ppf is the opportunity cost of the slope in the ______

A

x axis

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6
Q

The country by itself cannot get outside the ppf, however, ______ can cause the country to move outside the ppf.

A

Trade

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