a. Compute the opportunity cost in forgone consumer goods (millions of pounds of butter) for each additional unit of military output (number of planes) produced using the table below: Instructions: Enter your responses as whole numbers. 2 3 4 Military output Consumer goods output 100 90 75 55 30 Opportunity cost b. As military output increases, opportunity costs (Click to select)

a. Compute the opportunity cost in forgone consumer goods (millions of pounds of butter) for each additional unit of military output (number of planes) produced using the table below: Instructions: Enter your responses as whole numbers. 2 3 4 Military output Consumer goods output 100 90 75 55 30 Opportunity cost b. As military output increases, opportunity costs (Click to select)

Microeconomic Theory

12th Edition

ISBN:9781337517942

Author:NICHOLSON

Publisher:NICHOLSON

Chapter13: General Equilibrium And Welfare

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 13.3P

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