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Mickala Weisner
on Dec 17, 2024
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Assume a farmer has the ability to produce corn and/or beans. Whenever the farmer spends 1 hour less producing corn and 1 hour more producing beans, he reduces his output of corn by 2 bushels and raises his output of beans by 3 bushels. In view of these assumptions, the farmer's production possibilities frontier is bowed out.
Production Possibilities Frontier
A curve demonstrating the maximum feasible amount of two goods that can be produced with available resources and technology.
Bowed Out
A graphical representation showing increasing opportunity costs, indicating that resources are not perfectly adaptable for producing different goods.
- Gain insight into the concept and application of Production Possibilities Frontiers (PPF) for showcasing trade-offs and opportunity costs.
- Determine how shifts in opportunity costs affect the production possibilities frontier and impact decisions in economics.
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Learning Objectives
- Gain insight into the concept and application of Production Possibilities Frontiers (PPF) for showcasing trade-offs and opportunity costs.
- Determine how shifts in opportunity costs affect the production possibilities frontier and impact decisions in economics.
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