In 2017, Nepal’s production of rice and machinery was published by the Nepal Bureau of Statistics (NBS) as indicated by the table below:                                      Production in Nepal   Position    P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  Rice (1000 tons)  0  10  26  37  45  50  55  59  66  77  80  Machinery (units)  90  89  85  80  75  70  65  60  50  30  0                              Based on the table above, a production possibility frontier (PPF) for Nepal can be plotted as below:    Use the NBS production table and production possibility frontier to answer the following questions:  Name positions B, V and D. Also, as indicated in the table, supposing Nepal is operating at level T, what is the opportunity cost of producing 10,000 more tons of rice?

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In 2017, Nepal’s production of rice and machinery was published by the Nepal Bureau of Statistics (NBS) as indicated by the table below:  

                                   Production in Nepal  

Position 

 

P 

Q 

R 

S 

T 

U 

V 

W 

X 

Y 

Z 

Rice (1000 tons) 

10 

26 

37 

45 

50 

55 

59 

66 

77 

80 

Machinery (units) 

90 

89 

85 

80 

75 

70 

65 

60 

50 

30 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Based on the table above, a production possibility frontier (PPF) for Nepal can be plotted as below: 

 

Use the NBS production table and production possibility frontier to answer the following questions: 

Name positions B, V and D. Also, as indicated in the table, supposing Nepal is operating at level T, what is the opportunity cost of producing 10,000 more tons of rice? 

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