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The Malthusian prospect of starvation of the population could be prevented by:
 a. increasing the amount of land available for agriculture.
 b. investing in research and development of new technologies.
  c. expanding food production on available land.
 d. all of the above

Question 2

The difference between what can be produced and consumed without specialization and trade and with specialization and trade is called:
 a. comparative advantage.
  b. a tradeoff.
  c. marginal cost.
  d. opportunity cost.
  e. gains from trade.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 30, 2018
Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

e


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