Assume a country produces haircuts and shirts with inputs of labour. The country has 100 hours of labour available.  A haircut requires 30 minutes of labour, while a shirt requires 2 hours of labour.   a. Construct country’s production- possibility frontier.  b. Suppose there is an increase in the labour hours from 1,000 to 1,500 labour hours. Indicate on the PPF how it will impact the production, if at all and brief explain why?

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Assume a country produces haircuts and shirts with inputs of labour. The country has 100 hours of labour available.  A haircut requires 30 minutes of labour, while a shirt requires 2 hours of labour.

 

a. Construct country’s production- possibility frontier. 

b. Suppose there is an increase in the labour hours from 1,000 to 1,500 labour hours. Indicate on the PPF how it will impact the production, if at all and brief explain why?

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