Microeconomics
21st Edition
ISBN: 9781259915727
Author: Campbell R. McConnell, Stanley L. Brue, Sean Masaki Flynn Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 26.2, Problem 1QQ
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Production possibility frontier and opportunity cost .
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Table 1 shows the production possibilities for the USA and Mexico.
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Output per hour worked
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Computers
Shoes
USA
3
6 pairs
Mexico
1
3
Based on Table 1, the opportunity cost of a pair of shoes in the United States is
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A Production Possibilities Frontier shows
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all the combinations of two goods or services a person/country wants to consume.
all the combinations of how much of two goods a person/country can produce when they trade.
the tradeoff between how much the person/country likes two goods or services.
all the combinations of two goods a person/country is able to produce with the resources it has.
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Illustrate and explain with diagram of a production possibility curve, the following;
- Opportunity cost
- Unattainable output level
- Underutilization of resources
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