If a new type of seed were developed that made it easier to grow a particular crop, how would the production possibilities frontier for a farmer choosing between that crop and another one change?

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If a new type of seed were developed that made it easier to grow a particular crop, how would the production possibilities frontier for a farmer choosing between that crop and another one change?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Production possibility curve is a graphical presentation of all the possible combination of two goods which a society can produce by making full and efficient use of the given resources and the technology. The production possibility curve is a curve that shows the maximum production capacity of a society to produce any two goods with the given resources and technology.

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