Macmillan Learning The accompanying graph shows the production possibilities frontier (PPF) for Rubberland. Rubberland only makes two products, rubber band balls and rubber hoses. The PPF shows the quantities of rubber band balls and rubber hoses Rubberland can produce in one day. Point A represents the combination of the two goods Rubberland currently produces. When a new method of rubber processing is discovered, the productivity of all Rubberland's inputs increases. Shift the PPF to show this change. Assume that Rubberland does not make more rubber band balls than it originally made at point A but still maximizes its output. Move point A to the new combination of the two goods. How many more rubber hoses does Rubberland now produce per day than before? Quantity of rubber band balls 200 180 160 140 120 100 Rubberland's Production Possibilities A 80 60 40 642 20 PPF 0 0 10 30 20 40 50 60 70 Quantity of rubber hoses 80 90 100 80 20 more hoses per day

Macmillan Learning The accompanying graph shows the production possibilities frontier (PPF) for Rubberland. Rubberland only makes two products, rubber band balls and rubber hoses. The PPF shows the quantities of rubber band balls and rubber hoses Rubberland can produce in one day. Point A represents the combination of the two goods Rubberland currently produces. When a new method of rubber processing is discovered, the productivity of all Rubberland's inputs increases. Shift the PPF to show this change. Assume that Rubberland does not make more rubber band balls than it originally made at point A but still maximizes its output. Move point A to the new combination of the two goods. How many more rubber hoses does Rubberland now produce per day than before? Quantity of rubber band balls 200 180 160 140 120 100 Rubberland's Production Possibilities A 80 60 40 642 20 PPF 0 0 10 30 20 40 50 60 70 Quantity of rubber hoses 80 90 100 80 20 more hoses per day

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Chapter6: Consumer Choices

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