A) can only produce more consumer goods by producing fewer capital goods.
B) can only produce more capital goods by producing fewer consumer goods.
C) can produce more of both consumer goods and capital goods by using its resources more efficiently.
D) must improve its technology to produce more output.
166) Which of the following will not require an outward shift of the production possibilities curve?
A) an upgrading of the quality of a nation's human resources
B) the reduction of unemployment
C) an increase in the quantity of a society's labour force
D) the improvement of a society's technological knowledge
167) 
Refer to the above production possibilities curves. Curve (a) is the current curve for the economy. The movement from curve (a) to curve (b) suggests:
Refer to the above production possibilities curves. Curve (a) is the current curve for the economy. The movement from curve (a) to curve (b) suggests:
A) a movement from unemployment to full employment.
B) an improvement in capital goods technology but not in consumer goods technology.
C) an improvement in consumer goods technology but not in capital goods technology.
D) a decline in the total output of this society.
168) 
Refer to the above production possibilities curves. Curve (a) is the current curve for the economy. Other things being equal, society's current choice of point P on curve (a) will:
Refer to the above production possibilities curves. Curve (a) is the current curve for the economy. Other things being equal, society's current choice of point P on curve (a) will:
A) allow it to achieve more rapid economic growth than would the choice of point N.
B) entail a slower rate of economic growth than would the choice of point N.
C) entail the same rate of growth as would the choice of point N.
D) be unobtainable because it exceeds the productive capacity of the economy.
169) The basic difference between consumer goods and capital goods is that:
A) consumer goods are produced in the private sector and capital goods are produced in the public sector.
B) an economy that commits a relatively large proportion of its resources to capital goods must accept a lower growth rate.
C) the production of capital goods is not subject to the law of increasing opportunity costs.
D) consumer goods satisfy wants directly while capital goods satisfy wants indirectly.
170) Which of the following would be most likely to shift the production possibilities curve to the right?
A) a sudden and substantial expansion of consumer wants
B) an improvement in the literacy level and general level of education
C) a decline in the size of the population and labour force
D) shifting resources from butter to gun production
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