PRODUCTION POSSIBILITIES CURVE: A curve that illustrates the production possibilities of an economy--the alternative combinations of two goods that an economy can produce with given resources and technology. A production possibilities curve (PPC) represents the boundary or frontier of the economy’s production capabilities‚ hence it is also frequently termed a production possibilities frontier (PPF). As a frontier‚ it is the maximum production possible given existing (fixed) resources and technology
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quantity supplied is less than the new quantity demanded at that price. The existence of the shortage will cause the price to rise. As price rises‚ the quantity supplied will increase and the quantity demanded will decrease (along the new demand curve) until equilibrium
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bell curve is literally‚ the symmetrical curve created on a graph when using a frequency distribution method for a set of data‚ splitting the mean symmetrically. There is a big difference between standard deviation and the bell curve! Standard deviation shows the difference in variation from the average; the bell curve‚ also normal distribution or Gaussian distribution‚ shows the standard deviation and is created by the normal or equal distribution of the mean among either half. The bell curve is an
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Explain how production possibility curves can be used to demonstrate the problem of unemployment‚ effects of technological change and the benefits of economic growth. Human wants are unlimited and resources are scarce. In order to satisfy these wants‚ all societies face the problem of allocating these scarce resources to producing the wanted products. These decisions greatly affect the economy and will contribute to the movements of growth. A graph that visually represents the results of the decisions
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prescription drug prices and utilization trends. The following are highlights from each report5: PwC’s “Behind the Numbers: Medical Cost Trends for 2012” survey was completed during the first quarter of 2011. Survey participants included 1‚700 companies from the United States spanning 32 industries. • Medical costs - expected to rise from 8 percent in 2011 to 8.5 percent in 2012. • Provider consolidation - hospitals and physicians are aligning through mergers‚ acquisitions and other arrangements
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BEA111 Online Quizzes 1-6 Quiz 1 1. Economics is best defined as the study of how A. prices and quantities of goods and services are determined in markets B. private firms and households respond to taxes and subsidies C. people make choices in the presence of scarcity and the results of those choices. D. interest rates and exchange rates are determined 2. The scarcity principle implies that A. people will never be satisfied with what they have B. as wealth increases
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context of the production possibilities curve‚ opportunity cost is measured in: a. Changing in technology b. Ringgit paid for the goods c. The value of the resources used d. The quantity of other goods given up 4. If an economy is producing at full employment‚ it means that: a. The economy is producing at a point to the left of the production possibilities curve b. The economy is producing along its production possibilities curve c. There are idle resources in this
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Production Possibility Curve Name Academic Institution Class Professor Date Production Possibility Curve The production possibility curve (PPC) is defined as a theory that highlights the factors that limit a process the difficulties of making a choice‚ and the opportunity costs associated with making that decision (Hochstein‚ 2014‚ p. 343). Any time a decision is made by a manufacturer of a good‚ or a country making exports of goods to ready global buyers‚ the best decisions need
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The title of the movie Real Women Have Curves has a double meaning. Not only does it refer to body shape‚ but it also refer to the person who has the guts to do something and always is able to reach her goal. The director of this movie is Patricia Cardoso‚ who launched this funny and dramatic film. Basically‚ this movie is about the battle between a woman’s desire to better her life through education and the traditional expectations of her family. Ana is the character throughout the movie‚ who has
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Spectrophotometer; the finding of protein concentration of an unknown sample of BSA‚ and by using the standard curve. Abstract A spectrophotometer’s purpose is to use colors of the light spectrum to determine the concentration of light absorbing molecules in a solution. (p.59) In this particular lab‚ our mission was to determine the protein concentration and the standard curve of the unknown sample of BSA. This‚ by preparing five dilutions of the unknown solution of BSA together with other
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