David and Morgan are farmers. Each one owns an 18-acre plot of land. The following table shows the amount of zucchini and watermelon each farmer can produce per year on a given acre. Each farmer chooses whether to devote all acres to producing zucchini or watermelon or to produce zucchini on some of the land and watermelon on the rest.
David and Morgan are farmers. Each one owns an 18-acre plot of land. The following table shows the amount of zucchini and watermelon each farmer can produce per year on a given acre. Each farmer chooses whether to devote all acres to producing zucchini or watermelon or to produce zucchini on some of the land and watermelon on the rest.
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David and Morgan are farmers. Each one owns an 18-acre plot of land. The following table shows the amount of zucchini and watermelon each farmer can produce per year on a given acre. Each farmer chooses whether to devote all acres to producing zucchini or watermelon or to produce zucchini on some of the land and watermelon on the rest.
![David
Morgan
WATERMELON (Pounds)
On the following graph, use the blue line (circle symbol) to plot David's production possibilities frontier (PPF), and use the purple line (diamond
symbol) to plot Morgan's PPF.
180
162
144
126
108
90
72
54
36
18
0
Zucchini
Watermelon
(Pounds per acre) (Pounds per acre)
12
3
18
6
090
180
270 360 450 540 630 720
ZUCCHINI (Pounds)
810 900
David's PPF
Morgan's PPF
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Transcribed Image Text:David
Morgan
WATERMELON (Pounds)
On the following graph, use the blue line (circle symbol) to plot David's production possibilities frontier (PPF), and use the purple line (diamond
symbol) to plot Morgan's PPF.
180
162
144
126
108
90
72
54
36
18
0
Zucchini
Watermelon
(Pounds per acre) (Pounds per acre)
12
3
18
6
090
180
270 360 450 540 630 720
ZUCCHINI (Pounds)
810 900
David's PPF
Morgan's PPF
?
![has an absolute advantage in the production of zucchini, and
David's opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of watermelon is
pound of watermelon is
zucchini.
has an absolute advantage in the production of watermelon.
pounds of zucchini, whereas Morgan's opportunity cost of producing 1
opportunity cost of producing watermelon than Morgan,
has a comparative advantage in the production of
pounds of zucchini. Because David has a
has a comparative advantage in the production of watermelon, and](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fb18529a4-daab-4f43-911d-da3dc249b1ab%2F2f85e760-557f-45a0-97c1-a476b61ae635%2Fuxkjxug_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:has an absolute advantage in the production of zucchini, and
David's opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of watermelon is
pound of watermelon is
zucchini.
has an absolute advantage in the production of watermelon.
pounds of zucchini, whereas Morgan's opportunity cost of producing 1
opportunity cost of producing watermelon than Morgan,
has a comparative advantage in the production of
pounds of zucchini. Because David has a
has a comparative advantage in the production of watermelon, and
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