Can this country produce 24 units of butter and 4 missiles? Explain. Where would this point lie on the PPF? What is the trade-off when moving from point A to B? What is the opportunity cost of increasing missile production from 3-4 units?

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  1. Draw a production possibilities frontier (PPF) with missiles on the horizontal axis and butter on the vertical axis, illustrating these options, showing points A – F.

Option       missiles     butter

  A                    0               30

  B                    1               28

  C                    2               24

  D                   3               18

  E                    4               10

  F                    5                 0      

 

    1. Can this country produce 24 units of butter and 4 missiles? Explain. Where would this point lie on the PPF?
    2. What is the trade-off when moving from point A to B?
    3. What is the opportunity cost of increasing missile production from 3-4 units?
    4. what is the opportunity cost of increasing butter production from 18-24 units?
    5. What is the maximum amount of butter that can be produced, if all resources are devoted to butter production?
    6. Can this country produce 2 missiles and 10 units of butter? Yes or no? Where would this point lie relative to the PPF?

 

Suppose the information given in question 1 represents the PPF1. Draw a new PPF diagram and illustrate what happens when the missile sector experiences an increase in new resources and technology.  Show both PPF1 and PPF2 on your graph.

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