Better health allows people to work harder, which raises a country's total income.This indicates that in effect, better health

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The statement suggests that better health allows people to work harder, which in turn raises a country's total income. This indicates that the country's economy can produce more goods and services because it is operating at a higher level of efficiency. This is consistent with the idea of shifting out a country's production possibilities frontier or PPF, which represents the maximum amount of goods and services that can be produced with the available resources and technology. A shift outwards of the PPF means that more output can be produced for the same amount of resources, indicating an improvement in productivity or efficiency. Therefore, better health, by enabling people to work harder and improve their productivity, can lead to a shift outwards of a country's PPF. Choices A, B, and D are not consistent with the statement or its implications.

Better Health Allows People to Work Harder, Which Raises a Country's