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If a PPF is "bowed outward" from the origin, then which of the following can be true? (check all that apply)
The opportunity cost of producing another unit of the good on the y-axis decreases in terms of foregoing units of the good on the x-axis that are given up.
The opportunity cost of producing another unit of the good on the x-axis increases in terms of foregoing units of the good on the y-axis that are given up.
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Each unit of labor isn't equally productive in producing every unit of each good
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Step 1: Define production possibility frontier(PPF)
The production possibility frontier(PPF):
PPF: Graphical representation of the combination of two goods that can be produced in the economy in a particular period of time. As the available resources in the economy are scarce they must be utilized optimally. In simple words, it shows the maximum output of the combination of specific products that can be produced in an economy.
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