RYE (Bushels) 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 CORN (Bushels) has an absolute advantage in the production of corn, and Bob's opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of rye is bushels of corn. Because Bob has a production of rye, and has a comparative advantage Bob's PPF Cho's PPF has an absolute advantage in the production of rye. bushels of corn, whereas Cho's opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of rye is opportunity cost of producing rye than Cho, has a comparative advantage in the in the production of corn.
RYE (Bushels) 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 CORN (Bushels) has an absolute advantage in the production of corn, and Bob's opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of rye is bushels of corn. Because Bob has a production of rye, and has a comparative advantage Bob's PPF Cho's PPF has an absolute advantage in the production of rye. bushels of corn, whereas Cho's opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of rye is opportunity cost of producing rye than Cho, has a comparative advantage in the in the production of corn.
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Transcribed Image Text:RYE (Bushels)
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
CORN (Bushels)
has an absolute advantage in the production of corn, and
Bob's opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of rye is
bushels of corn. Because Bob has a
production of rye, and
has a comparative advantage
Bob's PPF
Cho's PPF
has an absolute advantage in the production of rye.
bushels of corn, whereas Cho's opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of rye is
opportunity cost of producing rye than Cho, has a comparative advantage in the
in the production of corn.

Transcribed Image Text:Bob and Cho are farmers. Each one owns a 20-acre plot of land. The following table shows the amount of corn and rye each farmer can produce per
year on a given acre. Each farmer chooses whether to devote all acres to producing corn or rye or to produce corn on some of the land and rye on the
rest.
Corn
Rye
(Bushels per acre)
(Bushels per acre)
Bob
10
5
Cho
40
8
On the following graph, use the blue line (circle symbol) to plot Bob's production possibilities frontier (PPF), and use the purple line (diamond symbol)
to plot Cho's PPF.
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Bob's PPF
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