Choice land has 250 workers and produces only two goods, X and Y. Labouris the only factor of production, but some workers are better suited to producing X than Y (and vice versa). The Table below shows the maximum levels of output of each good possible from various levels of labout input a)Draw the production possibilities boundary on a scale diagram, with the production of X on the horizontal axis and the production of Y on the vertical axis. b)If the economy is producing 20 units of X and 800 units of Y, what is the opportunity cost of producing an extra 10 units of X

Choice land has 250 workers and produces only two goods, X and Y. Labouris the only factor of production, but some workers are better suited to producing X than Y (and vice versa). The Table below shows the maximum levels of output of each good possible from various levels of labout input a)Draw the production possibilities boundary on a scale diagram, with the production of X on the horizontal axis and the production of Y on the vertical axis. b)If the economy is producing 20 units of X and 800 units of Y, what is the opportunity cost of producing an extra 10 units of X

Microeconomics: Principles & Policy

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Chapter11: The Case For Free Markets: The Price System

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