ESSENTIALS OF ECONOMICS
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781260225334
Author: SCHILLER
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Chapter 1, Problem 11P
To determine
(a)
To plot: the
To determine
(b)
To find: the education level when maximum health care is provided.
To determine
(c)
To find: the
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Suppose the following data reflect the production possibilities for providing health care and education:
Units per Year
Health Care 400 370 330 270 190 100 0
Education 0 20 40 50 60 70 80
(a) Graph the production possibilities curve.
(b) If maximum health care is provided, how much education will be provided?
(c) What is the opportunity cost of increasing health care from 270 to 330 units?
Suppose the following data reflect the production possibilities for providing health care and education:
Units per Year
Health Care 400 370 330 270 190 100 0
Education 0 20 40 50 60 70 80
(a) Graph the production possibilities curve.
(b) If maximum health care is provided, how much education will be provided? (c) What is the opportunity cost of increasing health care from 270 to 330 units?
Problem 4
Assume that total output is determined by the formula: Total Output = Number of Workers x Productivity
(a) If the workforce is growing by 1 percent a year but productivity doesn’t
improve, how fast can output increase?
(b) If productivity increases by 3 percent and the number of workers increases by
1 percent a year, how fast will output grow?
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According to the News Wire “Inequality,” what is the average per capita income in nations where the highest-income decile gets…
Problem 3Suppose the following data reflect the production possibilities for providing healthcare and education:Units per YearHealth Care 400 370 330 270 190 100 0Education 0 20 40 50 60 70 80(a) Graph the production possibilities curve.(b) If maximum health care is provided, how much education will be provided?(c) What is the opportunity cost of increasing health care from 270 to 330 units?
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