QUESTION 9 product Y product Y 28 # 20 16 12 00 8 4 0 28 24 20 16 12 8 4 0 0 Fig. A Production Possibilities Frontier 4 PPFO PPFO 4 8 PPFn 8 12 Fig. C Production Possibilities Frontier PPFn 16 12 Point E 20 24 product X 16 Point E 20 product Y 2 product Y 28 20 16 12 8 4 0 20 16 12 8 4 0 0 Fig. B Production Possibilities Frontier 0 PPFO 4 8 4 PPFo PPFn 12 8 24 product X 09. In figure A the shift of the Production Possibilities Frontier outward would be best explained by: O (a) a movement towards efficient production. O (b) an increase in demand for both products. (c) an increase in specialization of resources. O (d) an increase in available resources specific to the production of good X. (e) an increase in available resources specific to the production of good Y. Fig. D Production Possibilities Frontier PPF 16 Point E 12 20 24 product X 16 Point E 20 24 product X

QUESTION 9 product Y product Y 28 # 20 16 12 00 8 4 0 28 24 20 16 12 8 4 0 0 Fig. A Production Possibilities Frontier 4 PPFO PPFO 4 8 PPFn 8 12 Fig. C Production Possibilities Frontier PPFn 16 12 Point E 20 24 product X 16 Point E 20 product Y 2 product Y 28 20 16 12 8 4 0 20 16 12 8 4 0 0 Fig. B Production Possibilities Frontier 0 PPFO 4 8 4 PPFo PPFn 12 8 24 product X 09. In figure A the shift of the Production Possibilities Frontier outward would be best explained by: O (a) a movement towards efficient production. O (b) an increase in demand for both products. (c) an increase in specialization of resources. O (d) an increase in available resources specific to the production of good X. (e) an increase in available resources specific to the production of good Y. Fig. D Production Possibilities Frontier PPF 16 Point E 12 20 24 product X 16 Point E 20 24 product X

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