The United States was able to produce temporarily outside its production possibilities curve for several years during World War II by doing which of the following?
A)Recruiting housewives to work in tank and airplane factories.
B)Convincing workers who qualified for retirement to put off retirement.
C)Pressing older machinery and equipment into use.
D)Expansion of the work week.
E)All of the choices are true

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All of the choices are true. The United States was able to produce temporarily outside its production possibilities curve during World War II by recruiting women to work in industries, persuading workers who qualified for retirement to remain in their jobs, pressing older machinery and equipment into service, and expanding the workweek. These measures helped increase the output of goods and services beyond what the economy was previously capable of producing.

The United States Was Able to Produce Temporarily Outside Its