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1.3.5 Practice: Analyzing a Production Possibilities Curve
Practice
Economics
Points Possible:
20
Name:
Emilio Castillo
Date:
Nov 10
Section 1: Creating a Production Possibilities Curve
Complete items 1 through 5. Work through the pages of this activity if you need to review
production possibilities curves. Feel free to jump back to the previous activities in the lesson if
you need to review major concepts.
1. Imagine products you might create in a given amount of time: poems, baked goods, online
videos, movie reviews, video game mods, scarves, drawings, or anything else you can picture
yourself making as part of a small, one-person business. Choose and describe two such
products. They will be product 1 and product 2. (1 point)
Product one is a graphic T-shirt
Product two are graphic sweatpants
2. What are the inputs — the scarce resources — required to create your two products? (1 point)
I would need to find a manufacturer to do all the graphic designs for me
3. Come up with a set work period, such as one day or one week. State how many of product 1
you can make in that period if you create the product type exclusively. Then state how many of
product 2 you can make in the same period if you work on
that
type of product exclusively. (1
point)
It all depends on the manufacturer. So if I ask for the manufacturer to make 100 of the graphic
t-shirts and 100 of the graphic sweatpants in a week all I would have to do is to send them the
graphics I want on the shirts and sweatpants and send them the money
4. Fill out the table. Under the first column, list your two products. Then refer to question 3 to fill
out columns A and E. Under column A, write down how many of product 2 you can create if you
make zero of product 1. Under column E, write down how many of product 1 you can create if
you make zero of product 2.
Then, in columns B through D, do your best to split the difference. Under column B, for example,
if you make slightly fewer of product 1, how many of product 2 can you create in the same
period? Estimate if needed. (2 points)
A
B
C
D
E
Product 1: graphic
t-shirt
100
100
Product 2: graphic
sweatpants
0
5. Now create your production possibilities curve, based on the information in the table you just
filled out. Use the chart shown as a model, but note that your numbers and your curve will be
different. Depending on the numbers you wrote in your table, your "curve" may even look more
like a slant. (2 points)
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Video Games
Total Benefit
Marginal Benefit
Total Cost
Marginal Cost
1
$20
MB1
$7
MC1
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MB2
$15
MC2
$45
MB3
$25
MC3
4
$50
MB4
$40
MC4
$53
MB5
$60
MC5
The above table is the same table from question 1. Enter your answer as a whole number and do not
write out the number as a word (ie. 6 not "Six")
How many hours should this individual spend playing video games? [Hours]
2.
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ACTIVITY 5
Name:
Score:
Section:
Date:
Topic: Multi- Cultural Setting
Directions: In a sentenc
inevitable in the following:
or two, explain why communicating in a multi-cultural
1. Globalization
2. Business opportunities
3. Job opportunities
4. Sharing of views and ideas
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Larry is a hard-working college senior. One Tuesday, he decides to work nonstop until he has answered 100 practice problems for his economics
course, He starts work at 8:00 AM and uses a table to keep track of his progress throughout the day. He notices that as he gets tired, it takes him
longer to solve each problem.
Time
Total Problems Answered
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
40
10:00 AM
70
11:00 AM
90
Noon
100
Lise the table to answer the following questions.
The marginal, or additional, gain from Larry's second hour of work, from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM, is
problems.
The marginal gain from Larry's fourth hour of work, from 11:00 AM to noon, is
problems.
Later, the teaching assistant in Larry's economics course gives him some advice. "Based on past expenience," the teaching assistant says, "working on
15 problems raises a student's exam score by about the same amount as reading the textbook for 1 hour." For simplicity, assume students always
cover the same number of pages…
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Question 6
Explain how the following situations would affect a nation’s production possibilities curve.
An earthquake results in the death of over 4,000 individuals.
What happens to PPF
a. Increased production given resource
b. unused resources
c. PPF shifts outwards
d. Produce outside of PPF
e. Produce inside PPF
f. Increases in resources
g. PPF shifts inwards
h. Reduction in resources
Explanation
a. Increased production given resource
b. unused resources
c. PPF shifts outwards
d. Produce outside of PPF
e. Produce inside PPF
f. Increases in resources
g. PPF shifts inwards
h. Reduction in resources
Question 7
Explain how the following situation would affect a nation’s production possibilities curve
What happens to PPF
a. Increased production given resource
b. unused resources
c. PPF shifts outwards
d. Produce outside of PPF
e. Produce inside PPF
f. Increases in resources
g. PPF shifts inwards
h. Reduction in…
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Part5
Explain how each of the following situations would affect a nation’s production possibilities curve.
(v) The nation passes a law requiring all employers to give their employees 16 weeks of paid vacation each year. Prior to this law employers were not legally required to give employees any paid vacation time.
What happen to PPF and why?
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1. Explain the difference between micro economics and macroeconomics.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the coordinate system by using it to outline the relationship between economic variables.
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Tony and Patty produce skis and snowboards.
The tables show their production possibilities.
Each week, Tony produces 5 snowboards and 40 skis and Patty produces 10 snowboards and 5 skis.
Tony's opportunity cost of producing a snowboard is
skis.
Patty's opportunity cost of producing a snowboard is skis,
t More Heln
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Please give detailed instructions on how to graph electronically using MS ppt, excel, google slides, google sheets. You may choose one from the softwares.
There are six (6) graphs that you will teach me how to graph electronically
1. How to plot Production Possibilities Curve with feasible set in MICROSOFT Powerpoint ot Excel?
Alternative
Food
Clothing
(x)
(y)
A
0
15
B
1
14
C
2
12
D
3
9
E
4
5
F
5
0
Instructions for tutor:
please share a google sheets or slides link here so i can view the graph; don't just share picture in jpg format because I dont need it. We have a reference book and I can see the jpg picture of the graph there. i know how to plot manually using graphing paper, i want to learn how to plot electronically.
Please see attached photo for the feasible set. Please include it in the graph. Search on Google on how to do feasible set electronically
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6. Shifts in production possibilities
Suppose Argentina produces two types of goods: agricultural and capital. The following diagram shows its current production possibilities curve (PPC)
for barley, an agricultural good, and airplanes, a capital good.
Drag the production possibilities curve (PPC) on the graph to show the effects of a time-saving innovation in the manufacturing of airplanes.
Note: Select either end of the curve on the graph to make the endpoints appear. Then drag one or both endpoints to the desired position. Points will
snap into position, so if you try to move a point and it snaps back to its original position, just drag it a little farther.
AIRPLANES (Thousands)
180
150
120
8
O
60
30
0
0
70
PPC
140
210
280
BARLEY (Millions of bushels)
350
420
PPC
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8. Economic growth
The following graph shows the production possibilities curve (also known as the production
possibilities frontier) of an economy that produces cars and computers. Suppose that a rise in this
economy's saving rate allows for investment in modern, efficient manufacturing plants.
Adjust the production possibilities curve (PPC) to show the economy's new production possibilities
after the rise in the saving rate.
Note: Select either end of the curve on the graph to make the endpoints appear. Then drag one or
both endpoints to the desired position. Points will snap into position, so if you try to move a point
and it snaps back to its original position, just drag it a little farther.
QUANTITY OF CARS (Mor)
24
PPC
5
10
QUANTITY OF COMPUTERS (Mor)
15
Suppose society faces a broad tradeoff between allocating resources to the production of
investment goods (computers) and consumption goods (cars) before the rise in the saving rate
described above.
Which of the following events…
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2. Your aunt is thinking about opening a hardware store.
She estimates that it would cost $500,000 per year to rent
the location and buy the stock. In addition, she would
have to quit her $50,000 per year job as an accountant.
[5]
a. Define opportunity cost.
b. What is your aunt's opportunity cost of running the
hardware store for a year? If your aunt thinks she can
sell $510,000 worth of merchandise in a year, should she
open the store? Explain
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4. Shifts in production possibilities
Suppose the United States produces two types of goods: agricultural and capital. The following diagram shows its current production possibilities
frontier for wheat, an agricultural good, and cars, a capital good.
Drag the production possibilities frontier (PPF) on the graph to show the effects of a time-saving innovation in the manufacturing of cars.
Note: Select either end of the curve on the graph to make the endpoints appear. Then drag one or both endpoints to the desired position. Points will
snap into position, so if you try to move a point and it snaps back to its original position, just drag it a little farther.
480
PPF
400
320
240
160
80
PPF
0.
90
180
270
360
450
540
WHEAT (Millions of bushels)
CARS (Thousands)
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Suppose the United Kingdom produces two types of goods: agricultural and capital. The following diagram shows its current production possibilities
frontier for barley, an agricultural good, and cars, a capital good.
Drag the production possibilities frontier (PPF) on the graph to show the effects of an immigration law that results in fewer workers entering the
country.
Note: Select either end of the curve on the graph to make the endpoints appear. Then drag one or both endpoints to the desired position. Points will
snap into position, so if you try to move a point and it snaps back to its original position, just drag it a little farther.
?
CARS (Thousands)
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
0
80
PPF
160
240
320
BARLEY (Millions of bushels)
400
480
6
PPF
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(2)
(3)
(1)
Figure 2-6
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(4)
Refer to Figure 2-6. Which graph depicts the result of a technological improvement in the production of both goods X and Y?
a. (3)
b. (1)
0 c (4)
O d. (2)
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Natalia's Production Possibilities
Schedule
Schedule
Number of Scarves
Number of Sweaters
Number of Scarves
Number of Sweaters
Knitted per Day
Knitted per Day
Knitted per Hour
Knitted per Hour
4
3.
2
6.
2
4
2
9.
1
6.
12
8.
Which of the following is an acceptable term of trade?
Multiple Choice
6 sweaters for 10 scarves
4 sweaters for 10 scarves
2 sweaters for 7 scarves
8 sweaters for 15 scarves
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Manuel is a hard-working college senior. One Tuesday, he decides to work nonstop until he has answered 154 practice problems for his economics
course. He starts work at 8:00 AM and uses a table to keep track of his progress throughout the day. He notices that as he gets tired, it takes him
longer to solve each problem.
Time
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
Noon
Total Problems Answered
0
70
112
140
154
Use the table to answer the following questions.
The marginal, or additional, gain from Manuel's second hour of work, from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM, is
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The following question that I posted is considered as a one question. Problem is that its long and that's why I split it into two different ScreenShots so you can see the graphs easily.
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Question 2 (2mark)_
explains why a production possibilities curve is often
represented as concave (bowed out) from the origin?
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4. Shifts in production possibilities
Suppose Spain produces two types of goods: agricultural and capital. The following diagram shows its current production possibilities frontier for
alfalfa, an agricultural good, and locomotives, a capital good.
Drag the production possibilities frontier (PPF) on the graph to show the effects of a breakout of avian flu that sickens millions of workers.
Note: Select either end of the curve on the graph to make the endpoints appear. Then drag one or both endpoints to the desired position. Points will
snap into position, so if you try to move a point and it snaps back to its original position, just drag it a little farther.
(?
420
PPF
350
280
210
140
70
PPF
40
80
120
160
200
240
ALFALFA (Millions of bushels)
LOCOMOTIVES (Thousands)
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Tim is training for a triathlon, a timed race that combines swimming, biking, and running.
Consider the following sentence: Because his pool sessions are helping him swim more quickly, Tim plans to reduce by 1 hour per week the time he
spends training on the bike and increase by 1 hour the time he spends in the swimming pool; however, his wife says that he should stop doing any
biking and running and spend all 20 hours per week in the pool.
Which basic principle of individual choice does Tim's plan illustrate that his wife's advice does not?
Many decisions are made on the margin.
O Resources are scarce.
People usually exploit opportunities to make themselves better off.
O All costs are opportunity costs.
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3. Economic growth
The following graph shows the production possibilities curve (PPC) of an economy that produces food and computers. Suppose that a series of natural
calamities and climate changes significantly reduce the economy's endowment of natural resources and damages its productivity capacity.
Adjust the PPC to show the economy's new production possibilities after the decrease in natural endowment.
QUANTITY OF FOOD (Millions of pounds)
32
24
16
0
0
5
PPC
10
15
QUANTITY OF COMPUTERS (Millions of computers)
20
PPC
Consider the direction in which you shifted the PPC on the graph. This type of shift of the PPC generally means that GDP
that the population in this economy does not change. In such a case, GDP per capita of this economy
experiences
economic growth.
Assume
. This means the economy
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Eleanor and her little brother Josh are responsible for two chores on their family's farm, gathering eggs and collecting milk. Eleanor
can gather 10 dozen eggs or collect 5 gallons of milk per week. Josh can gather 2 dozen eggs or collect 2 gallons of milk per week.
a. The family wants 2 gallons of milk per week and as many eggs as the siblings can gather. Currently, they collect one gallon of milk
each and as many eggs as they can. How many dozens of eggs does the family have per week?
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(Click to select) Edozen eggs.
b. If the siblings were to specialized, which should collect the milk?
(Click to select)
c. If the siblings were to specialize, how many dozens of eggs would the family have per week?
(Click to select) dozen eggs.
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could someone draw a graph on paper please?
a. Using one of the graphing tools described in the directions, plot the Production Possibilities Curve for Teavana.
b. Find the combination of Jade Citrus Mint Tea and Spiced Apple Cider of 47 Jade Citrus Mint Tea and 35 Spiced Apple Cider. Label this point F. What term best describes this point?
c. Find the combination of Jade Citrus Mint Tea and Spiced Apple Cider of 16 Jade Citrus Mint Tea and 20 Spiced Apple Cider. Label this point G. What term best describes this point?
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ОсТ. 12, 2021
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
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in which they make wristbands and pot holders and sell them to people on the beach. As
shown in the table on the following page, Janica can make 15 wristbands per hour but
only 3 pot holders. Jency is a bit slower and can make only 12 wristbands or 2 pot holders
in an hour
Wristband (output per hr)
Pot Holders (output per hr)
Janica
15
Jency
12
a. For Janica and for Jency, what is the opportunity cost of pot holder? Who has a
comparative advantage in the production of pot holders? Explain your answer.
b. Who has a comparative advantage in the production of wristbands? Explain your
answer.
c. If Janica devoted half of her time (10 out of 20 hours) to wristbands and half of her time
to pot holders, how many of each would she produce in a week? If Jency did the same,
how many of each would she produce? How many wristbands and pot holders would be
produced…
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2. (Lehr #5.3) Doing it Once: Group Think. It is Wednesday afternoon and a group of students
are discussing when to meet to work on a group project that is due on the following Monday. It
will only take one meeting to complete the project. The only days that everyone is available to
work are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The costs are increasing every day since it is worse to
give up weekend time than weekday time for a project. In addition, the project will be of lower
quality if it is done on Friday, when everyone is exhausted and distracted. We can model this
situation as a case of immediate costs in the Doing it Once model with T = 3 and the following
reward and cost schedules:
v = (16, 14, 16)
C= (6,8, c) where 10 < c < 18
a. What is the strategy if the students are time-consistent (ß = 1)? When does the group
meet?
b. What is the strategy if the students are naifs (with ß = 1/2)? When does the group meet?
c. The strategy for the case in which the students are sophisticates…
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Mkkey
Frisbees
Bll
Bongos
Frisbees
Bongos
1
10
4
14
6.
12
3.
10
Reference: Ref 2-21 Table: Bongos and Frisbees
(Table: Bongos and Frisbees) Use Table: Bongos and Frisbees. Bill and Mickey make
bongos and Frisbees. Who should specialize in the production of bongos?
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