Reference no: EM13853271
1. Demand is measured on the vertical axis and supply on the horizontal axis.
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2. Opportunity cost is the lowest valued benefit that must be sacrificed as the result of choosing an alternative.
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3. "The big corporations in this country, like ExxonMobil and GM, have deep pockets and need to be hiring more people." This is a positive statement about economic policy.
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4. The smaller percentage of one's net budget one has to allocate money to a particular product, the more price inelastic will be the demand for that product.
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5. The law of demand states that there is a direct relationship between supply and demand.
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6. In the production possibilities frontier, a nation's boundary will shift inward if they export more than they import, likely leading to inflationary pressures in the economy.
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7. A point inside the production possibilities frontier represents an economythat is utilizing resources efficiently.
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8. Households play a dual role of providing the factors of production whilepurchasing the goods and services of firms.
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9. Excess demand in the market will cause the price of a product to decline.
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10. Antiques would tend to have highly price inelastic supply curves.
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