If the production possibilities frontier is a straight line, then which of the following could represent the number of coats produced when 12 blankets are produced?   a. 200     b. 500     c. 300     d. 400

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Problem 12RQ: Why is a production possibilities frontier typically drawn as a curve, rather than a straight line?
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Table 3-8

Production Possibilities
Blankets Coats
8 600
12 ?
16 200

Refer to Table 3-8. If the production possibilities frontier is a straight line, then which of the following could represent the number of coats produced when 12 blankets are produced?

  a. 200  
  b. 500  
  c. 300  
  d. 400  
 
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