macro chapter 1- presentation #2. production possibilities table lists the different combinations of...
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Production Possibilities Table
• Lists the different combinations of two products that can be produced with a specific set of resources, assuming full-employment
Production Possibilities ModelProduction Possibilities Table
Type of Product
Pizzas (in hundred thousands)
Industrial Robots (in thousands)
Production Alternatives
A B C D E
10 9 7 4 0
0 1 2 3 4
Plot Points to Create Graph…
Production Possibilities Curve (PPC) or Production Possibilities Frontier (PPF)
• The graphical depiction of the PPC table showing the different combination of two goods that can be produced in a fully employed economy, assuming fixed availability of resources and constant technology
Production Possibilities
Pizzas
Ind
ust
rial
Ro
bo
ts
Under or Unemployment
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Unattainable
A’
B’
C’
D’
E’
U
Shape of the PPC
• The curve is bowed out from the origin• As you move away from the origin, the
economy must give up more of the alternative
Law of Increasing Opportunity Cost
• The principle that as the production of a good increases, the opportunity cost of producing an additional unit increases
Increasing Opportunity Cost Explanation
• This is due to the fact that economic resources are not completely adaptable to alternative uses
• Ex- Some land is very good for farming. As more crops are grown, farmers have to use land less suitable for farming and more suitable for alternative use (which makes you give up more of the alternative)
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