a. What is the opportunity cost of producing the first smartphone (point a to b) in terms of the number of hotdogs sacrificed? The cost of the second smartphone (point b to c)? The cost of the third smartphone (point c to d)? b. Explain why PPF is a straight line and why sometimes it is bow-shaped? c. In what ways is your standard of living different from that of your parents or grandparents when they were your age? Why have these changes occurred?

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