David and Morgan äre farmers. Each one owns an 18-acre plot of land. The following table shows the amount of maize and squash each farmer canproduce per year on a given acre. Each farmer chooses whether to devote all acres to producing maize or squash or to produce maize on some of theland and squash on the rest.DavidMorganMalze(Pounds per acre)2818Squash(Pounds per acre)76 On the following graph, use the blue line (circle symbol) to plot David's production possibilities frontier (PPF), and use the purple line (diamondsymbol) to plot Morgan's PPF.SQUASH (Pounds)180162144126100007254341800540 630 720 810 900MAIZE (Pounds)90 180 270 360 450David's PPFDavid's opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of squash ispounds of maize. Because David has asquashcomparative advantage in the production of squash, andMorgan's PPFhas an absolute advantage in the production of maize, andhas an absolute advantage in the production of squash.pounds of maize, whereas Morgan's opportunity cost of producing 1 pound ofopportunity cost of producing squash than Morgan,has ahas a comparative advantage in the production of maize.

The Production Possibilities Frontier (PPF) is a fundamental concept in economics that illustrates…

On the following graph, use the blue line (circle symbol) to plot David's production possibilities frontier (PPF), and use the purple line (diamond symbol) to plot Morgan's PPF. SQUASH (Pounds) 142 144 126 100 72 54 34 18 . • 90 180 270 360 450 540 430 720 810 00 MAIZE (Pounds) David's PPF David's opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of squash is pounds of maize. Because David has a squash is comparative advantage in the production of squash, and 1x Morgan's PPF has an absolute advantage in the production of maize, and has an absolute advantage in the production of squash. pounds of maize, whereas Morgan's opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of opportunity cost of producing squash than Morgan, has a has a comparative advantage in the production of maize.

On the following graph, use the blue line (circle symbol) to plot David's production possibilities frontier (PPF), and use the purple line (diamond symbol) to plot Morgan's PPF. SQUASH (Pounds) 142 144 126 100 72 54 34 18 . • 90 180 270 360 450 540 430 720 810 00 MAIZE (Pounds) David's PPF David's opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of squash is pounds of maize. Because David has a squash is comparative advantage in the production of squash, and 1x Morgan's PPF has an absolute advantage in the production of maize, and has an absolute advantage in the production of squash. pounds of maize, whereas Morgan's opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of opportunity cost of producing squash than Morgan, has a has a comparative advantage in the production of maize.

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