Loc and Ashima are farmers. Each one owns a 16-acre plot of land. The following table shows the amount of watermelon and zucchini each farmer can produce per year on a given acre. Each farmer chooses whether to devote all acres to producing watermelon or zucchini or to produce watermelon on some of the land and zucchini on the rest. Loc ZUCCHINI (Pounds) Ashima On the following graph, use the blue line (circle symbol) to plot Loc's production possibilities frontier (PPF), and use the purple line (diamond symbol) to plot Ashima's PPF. 160 144 128 112 96 80 48 32 16 0 Watermelon (Pounds per acre) 5 8 0 Zucchini (Pounds per acre) 5 4 80 160 240 320 400 480 560 640 720 800 WATERMELON (Pounds) Loc's PPF Loc's opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of zucchini is of zucchini is pounds of watermelon. Because Loc has a a comparative advantage in the production of zucchini, and Ashima's PPF Ashima has an absolute advantage in the production of watermelon, and has an absolute advantage in the production of zucchini. pounds of watermelon, whereas Ashima's opportunity cost of producing 1 pound opportunity cost of producing zucchini than Ashima, has has a comparative advantage in the production of watermelon.

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Loc and Ashima are farmers. Each one owns a 16-acre plot of land. The following table shows the amount of watermelon and zucchini each farmer can
produce per year on a given acre. Each farmer chooses whether to devote all acres to producing watermelon or zucchini or to produce watermelon on
some of the land and zucchini on the rest.
Loc
ZUCCHINI (Pounds)
Ashima
160
144
On the followin graph, use the blue line (circle symb
to plot Ashima's PPF.
128
112
96
80
64
60
48
32
16
0
Watermelon
(Pounds per acre)
5
0
8
Zucchini
(Pounds per acre)
5
4
plot Loc's production possibilities frontier (PPF), and the purple line (diamond symbol)
80 160 240 320 400 480 560 640 720 800
WATERMELON (Pounds)
O
Loc's opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of zucchini is
of zucchini is
pounds of watermelon. Because Loc has a
a comparative advantage in the production of zucchini, and
Loc's PPF
Ashima's PPF
Ashima has an absolute advantage in the production of watermelon, and
has an absolute advantage in the production of zucchini.
pounds of watermelon, whereas Ashima's opportunity cost of producing 1 pound
opportunity cost of producing zucchini than Ashima,
has a comparative advantage in the production of watermelon.
has
Transcribed Image Text:Loc and Ashima are farmers. Each one owns a 16-acre plot of land. The following table shows the amount of watermelon and zucchini each farmer can produce per year on a given acre. Each farmer chooses whether to devote all acres to producing watermelon or zucchini or to produce watermelon on some of the land and zucchini on the rest. Loc ZUCCHINI (Pounds) Ashima 160 144 On the followin graph, use the blue line (circle symb to plot Ashima's PPF. 128 112 96 80 64 60 48 32 16 0 Watermelon (Pounds per acre) 5 0 8 Zucchini (Pounds per acre) 5 4 plot Loc's production possibilities frontier (PPF), and the purple line (diamond symbol) 80 160 240 320 400 480 560 640 720 800 WATERMELON (Pounds) O Loc's opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of zucchini is of zucchini is pounds of watermelon. Because Loc has a a comparative advantage in the production of zucchini, and Loc's PPF Ashima's PPF Ashima has an absolute advantage in the production of watermelon, and has an absolute advantage in the production of zucchini. pounds of watermelon, whereas Ashima's opportunity cost of producing 1 pound opportunity cost of producing zucchini than Ashima, has a comparative advantage in the production of watermelon. has
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