Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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Transcribed Image Text:A production possibilities table for DVDS and computers is shown below.
Production Alternatives
Type of Production
A
B
D
E
Computers
20
40
60
80
DVDS
80
70
55
35
a. Show these data graphically, and then identify a point that indicates an inefficient use of resources and a point that indicates an
unattainable combination of goods.
Instructions: Use the tool provided 'PPC' to draw a PPC curve (plot 5 points total).
100
Tools
80
PPC
60
40
20
20
40
60
80
100
Computers
Point
(Click to select) ♥ is an example of an inefficient point, while point (Click to select) ▼
is an example of an unattainable point.
b. Does the economy above demonstrate the law of increasing opportunity cost?
|(Click to select) ♥
DVDS
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