Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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Show how the PPC changes given the following events by drawing in a new PPC. I have
completed the first one as an example.
a. A new and better fertilizer is invented.
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Corn
Changes in Production Possibilities
Chapter 2
Homes
b. There has been a decrease in labor (due to more retirements) that can be
employed in both the home construction sector and the automobile sector.
Vegetables
Video Games
Automobiles
c. Advancements in technology allow electronic equipment to be produced in less
time and with less material.
Vegetables
Because a new and better fertilizer has been
invented, it is now possible to produce more com
the PPC on the Com (Y) axis has increased a
new and better fertilizer will not impact the
production of video games, therefore the PPC
remained the same on the Xaxs
Computers
d. Wildfires have decreased acres of usable farmland significantly.
Automobiles](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F32066021-45ff-4096-8829-778c96de06e3%2F6b01b0e6-bcb5-4d91-83cc-48b85757d4a4%2Fnewcasq_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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Show how the PPC changes given the following events by drawing in a new PPC. I have
completed the first one as an example.
a. A new and better fertilizer is invented.
1
Corn
Changes in Production Possibilities
Chapter 2
Homes
b. There has been a decrease in labor (due to more retirements) that can be
employed in both the home construction sector and the automobile sector.
Vegetables
Video Games
Automobiles
c. Advancements in technology allow electronic equipment to be produced in less
time and with less material.
Vegetables
Because a new and better fertilizer has been
invented, it is now possible to produce more com
the PPC on the Com (Y) axis has increased a
new and better fertilizer will not impact the
production of video games, therefore the PPC
remained the same on the Xaxs
Computers
d. Wildfires have decreased acres of usable farmland significantly.
Automobiles
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