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       What is the opportunity cost of increasing butter production from 18 – 24 units? What is the maximum amount of butter that can be produced, if all resources are devoted to butter production? 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 2 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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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. What is the opportunity cost of increasing butter production from 18 – 24 units?
  2. What is the maximum amount of butter that can be produced, if all resources are devoted to butter production?
  3. 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 2 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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