A nation’s residents can allocate their scarce resources either to producing consumption goods or to producing human capital – that is providing themselves with training and education. The table below displays the production possibilities for this nation: Production CombinationUnits of Consumption GoodsUnits of Human CapitalA0100B1097C2090D3075E4055F5030G600 Suppose that the nation’s residents currently produce combination “A”. What is the opportunity cost of increasing production of consumption goods by 10 units? By 60 units? Does the law of increasing additional cost hold true for this nation? Why or why not?

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A nation’s residents can allocate their scarce resources either to producing consumption goods or to producing human capital – that is providing themselves with training and education. The table below displays the production possibilities for this nation:

Production Combination	Units of Consumption Goods	Units of Human Capital
A	0	100
B	10	97
C	20	90
D	30	75
E	40	55
F	50	30
G	60	0

Suppose that the nation’s residents currently produce combination “A”. What is the opportunity cost of increasing production of consumption goods by 10 units? By 60 units?
Does the law of increasing additional cost hold true for this nation? Why or why not?

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