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-(Figure: Production Possibilities and Circular-Flow Diagram)Use Figure: Production Possibilities and Circular-Flow Diagram.Assume the two figures represent the same economy.Suppose that in the circular-flow diagram there is a significant decrease in the amount of labor flowing to the firms that produce coconuts.If all other variables remain unchanged,this adjustment in the economy would be BEST represented in the production possibilities figure by a move from point A toward:
A)point A (no movement).
B)point B (a decrease in coconut production and an increase in fish production).
C)point C (a decrease in coconut production).
D)point D (an outward shift of the entire curve).

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-(Figure: Production Possibilities and Circular-Flow Diagram)Use Figure: Production Possibilities and Circular-Flow Diagram.Assume the two figures represent the same economy.Suppose that in the circular-flow diagram there is a significant decrease in the amount of labor flowing to the firms that produce coconuts.If all other variables remain unchanged,this adjustment in the economy would be BEST represented in the production possibilities figure by a move from point A toward:
A)point A (no movement). 
B)point B (a decrease in coconut production and an increase in fish production). 
C)point C (a decrease in coconut production). 
D)point D (an outward shift of the entire curve).

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A decrease in labor flowing to the firms that produce coconuts would result in a decrease in coconut production. This would be represented in the production possibilities figure by a movement from point A to point C along the coconut production axis. There would be no change in the production of fish, so the point would not move along the fish production axis. Therefore, the correct answer is C.

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