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Person 1 can allocate her 8-hour day between the production of two goods. A and B. Each hour devoted to Good B yields  2 units whereas each hour devoted to Good A produces 4 unit. Person 2, can produce 3 units of Good B or 4 units of Good A per hour. 1.  A tropical storm creates a shortage of the items needed in the production of Good B. Explain how this would affect the production possibilities curve. Select one: a. PPF shifts inwards b. PPF shifts outwards c. Move to a point inside the PPF d. Move outwards on Good A axis only e. Move outwards on Good B axis only f. Move inwards on Good A axis only g. Move inwards on Good B axis only

Person 1 can allocate her 8-hour day between the production of two goods. A and B. Each hour devoted to Good B yields  2 units whereas each hour devoted to Good A produces 4 unit. Person 2, can produce 3 units of Good B or 4 units of Good A per hour. 1.  A tropical storm creates a shortage of the items needed in the production of Good B. Explain how this would affect the production possibilities curve. Select one: a. PPF shifts inwards b. PPF shifts outwards c. Move to a point inside the PPF d. Move outwards on Good A axis only e. Move outwards on Good B axis only f. Move inwards on Good A axis only g. Move inwards on Good B axis only

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Person 1 can allocate her 8-hour day between the production of two goods. A and B. Each hour devoted to Good B yields  2 units whereas each hour devoted to Good A produces 4 unit.

Person 2, can produce 3 units of Good B or 4 units of Good A per hour.

1.  A tropical storm creates a shortage of the items needed in the production of Good B. Explain how this would affect the production possibilities curve.

Select one:

a. PPF shifts inwards

b. PPF shifts outwards

c. Move to a point inside the PPF

d. Move outwards on Good A axis only

e. Move outwards on Good B axis only

f. Move inwards on Good A axis only

g. Move inwards on Good B axis only

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