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Republika UPLB has 50 workers. It produces only coffee and white cheese. The production of these two goods has the following labor requirements.
Coffee |
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Output |
60 |
56 |
48 |
36 |
20 |
0 |
Labor Requirements |
50 |
40 |
30 |
20 |
10 |
0 |
White Cheese |
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Output |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
Labor Requirements |
0 |
10 |
20 |
30 |
40 |
50 |
- Illustrate and explain the impact on the
PPF of an improvement in the technology for producing white cheese.
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