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The Production Possibility Frontier Quantity of coconuts A B D C Quantity of fish
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ILLUSTRATING OPPORTUNITY COST
FA L L 2 0 1 3
The Production Possibilities Curve
I. The Production Possibilities Frontier (curve)
Illustration of the trade-offs facing an economy, modeling only two goods
Shows the maximum quantity of one good that can be produced for any given production of the other
Visual representation of efficiency, opportunity cost – and often growth
The Production Possibility Frontier
Quan
tity
of c
ocon
uts
2820 400
30
9
15A
B
D
C
Quantity of fish
Increasing Opportunity Cost
A
10 20 30 40 500
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
Quan
tity
of c
ocon
uts
Quantity of fish
Economic Growth
A
10 20 25 30 40 500
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
E
NewPPF
OriginalPPF
Quan
tity
of c
ocon
uts
Quantity of fish
PPC PracticeDraw a PPC showing changes for
each of the following:Pizza and Robots
1. New robot making technology2. Decrease in the demand for pizza 3. Mad cow disease kills 85% of cows
Consumer goods and Capital Goods4. BP oil spill in the Gulf5. Faster computer hardware6. Many workers unemployed7. Significant increases in education
6
New robot making technology
Qua
ntity
of R
obot
s
Quantity of Pizzas
Question #1
7
Decrease in the demand for pizza
Question #2
8
Qua
ntity
of R
obot
s
Quantity of Pizzas
Mad cow disease kills 85% of cowsQuestion #3
9
Qua
ntity
of R
obot
s
Quantity of Pizzas
BP Oil Spill in the Gulf
Qua
ntity
of C
apita
l Goo
ds
Quantity of Consumer Goods
Question #4
10
Faster computer hardware
Qua
ntity
of C
apita
l Goo
ds
Quantity of Consumer Goods
Question #5
11
Many workers unemployedQuestion #6
12
Qua
ntity
of C
apita
l Goo
ds
Quantity of Consumer Goods
Significant increases in education
Qua
ntity
of C
apita
l Goo
ds
Quantity of Consumer Goods
Question #7
13
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