2. Basic Economic Concepts

Opportunity Cost And The Production Possibilities Curve — Quiz

Test your understanding of opportunity cost and the production possibilities curve with 5 practice questions.

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Practice Questions

Question 1

What is opportunity cost?

Question 2

A student spends $2$ hours studying economics instead of working a part-time job. If the student would have earned $20$ from working, what is the opportunity cost of studying?

Question 3

What does a production possibilities curve show?

Question 4

If an economy moves from one point on the production possibilities curve to another point on the same curve, what is happening?

Question 5

Which point on a production possibilities curve represents inefficient use of resources?