EBK PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
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Chapter 2, Problem 2PA
Subpart (a):
To determine
Production possibility frontier .
Sub part (b):
To determine
Production possibility frontier.
Sub part (c):
To determine
Production possibility frontier.
Sub part (d):
To determine
Production possibility frontier.
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Imagine a society that produces military goods and consumer goods, which we'll call
"guns" and "butter."
a. Draw a production possibilities frontier for guns and butter. Using the concept of
opportunity cost, explain why it most likely has a bowed-out shape.
b. Show a point that is impossible for the economy to achieve. Show a point that is
feasible but inefficient.
c. Imagine that the society has two political parties, called the Hawks (who want a
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production possibilities frontier that the Hawks might choose and a point the Doves
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The three economic questions that every society must answer are
OA. What are the prices of goods, how are they determined, and who will pay for them?
OB. What economic system will be used, how will it be implemented, and who will make market decisions?
OC. What goods will be produced, how will they be produced, and who will receive the goods?
OD. What kind of government will the society have, how will it be run, and who will run it?
Centrally planned economies allocate resources based on decisions by
while market economies answer these questions through decisions made by
a. Draw and explain a production possibilities frontier for an economy that produces cheese and milk. What happens to this frontier if a disease kills half of the economy’s cows? b. Use a production possibilities frontier to describe the idea of “efficiency.”
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- Draw a production possibilities curve for food and clothing. If you are operating on the curve, what is the opportunity cost of producing more clothing? If you are on the curve, is it possible to increase production of one good without decreasing the production of the other?arrow_forwardDrawing a production possibilities frontier (PPF) Instructions: Consider an economy than only produces two goods - Blueberries and Batteries. Step 1: Draw a production possibilities frontier (PPF) for this economy. Label blueberries on the vertical axis and batteries on the horizontal axis. Label one point that is "efficient", one point that is "inefficient", and one point that is "unattainable". Step 2. Draw another PPF of the economy with the axes labeled. Grab another color pen/pencil/highlighter and show how the PPF would change if there was a technological change that increased the production of batteries only. (Hint: The intercept for blueberries will not change.) Clearly label the new PPF. Step 3. Draw another PPF of the economy with the axes labeled. Grab another color pen/pencil/highlighter and show how the PPF would change if there was a drought that destroyed some of the blueberry harvest. (Hint: The intercept for batteries will not change.) Clearly label the new…arrow_forwardThe production possibilities frontier curve illustrates that a. an economy's capacity to produce is unrelated to its population. b. if all the resources of an economy are being used efficiently, more of one good can be produced only if more of another good is produced. c. an economy will automatically move toward a point at which all of its resources are being used inefficiently. d. if all the resources of an economy are being used efficiently, more of one good can be produced only if less of another good is produced.arrow_forward
- “Scarcity is the fundamental problem that every nation in this world faces.” What do you mean by this statement? If you were an economist how would you address this fundamental problem?arrow_forwardConsider an economy than only produces two goods - Blueberries and Batteries. Step 1: Draw a production possibilities frontier (PPF) for this economy. Label blueberries on the vertical axis and batteries on the horizontal axis. Label one point that is "efficient", one point that is "inefficient", and one point that is "unattainable". Step 2. Draw another PPF of the economy with the axes labeled. Grab another color pen/pencil/highlighter and show how the PPF would change if there was a technological change that increased the production of batteries only. (Hint: The intercept for blueberries will not change.) Clearly label the new PPF. Step 3. Draw another PPF of the economy with the axes labeled. Grab another color pen/pencil/highlighter and show how the PPF would change if there was a drought that destroyed some of the blueberry harvest. (Hint: The intercept for batteries will not change.) Clearly label the new PPF. Step 4: Draw another PPF of the economy with the axes labeled. Grab…arrow_forwardDraw and explain a production possibilities frontier for an economy that produces milk and cookies. Use a production possibilities frontier to describe the idea of “efficiency.”arrow_forward
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