If population is expanding at a faster rate than a country's real output is expanding:
A)real per capita output would increase.
B)real per capita output would decrease.
C)the production possibilities curve for the country as a whole will be shifting outward.
D)both (b) and (c) would be true.

Question

If population is expanding at a faster rate than a country's real output is expanding:
A)​real per capita output would increase.
B)​real per capita output would decrease.
C)​the production possibilities curve for the country as a whole will be shifting outward.
D)​both (b) and (c) would be true.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

If population is expanding at a faster rate than a country's real output is expanding, it means that the country's real per capita output would decrease. Also, since the production is not expanding proportionally to the population, it implies that the production possibilities curve for the country as a whole will not be shifting outward as it would have been if the real output was expanding at an equal rate to the population. Therefore, both (b) and (c) would be true.

If Population Is Expanding at a Faster Rate Than a Country's