Suppose Germany produces only smartphones and tablets. The resources that are used in the production of these two goods are not specialized-that is, the same set of resources is equally useful in producing both tablets and smartphones. The shape of Germany's production possibilities frontier (PPF) should reflect the fact that as Germany produces more tablets and fewer smartphones, the opportunity cost of producing each additional tablet The following graphs show two possible PPFS for Germany's economy: a straight-line PPF (PPF;) and a bowed-out PPF (PPF2). Graph 1 Graph 2 PPF1 PPF. 2 TABLETS TABLETS Based on the previous description, the trade-off Germany faces between producing tablets and smartphones is best represented by SMARTPHONES SMARTPHONES
Suppose Germany produces only smartphones and tablets. The resources that are used in the production of these two goods are not specialized-that is, the same set of resources is equally useful in producing both tablets and smartphones. The shape of Germany's production possibilities frontier (PPF) should reflect the fact that as Germany produces more tablets and fewer smartphones, the opportunity cost of producing each additional tablet The following graphs show two possible PPFS for Germany's economy: a straight-line PPF (PPF;) and a bowed-out PPF (PPF2). Graph 1 Graph 2 PPF1 PPF. 2 TABLETS TABLETS Based on the previous description, the trade-off Germany faces between producing tablets and smartphones is best represented by SMARTPHONES SMARTPHONES
Chapter2: Productions Possibilities, Opportunity Costs, And Economic Growth
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The shape of Germany's production possibilities frontier (
Based on the previous description, the trade-off Germany faces between producing tablets and smartphones is best represented by Graph 1 or Graph 2 .
![Suppose Germany produces only smartphones and tablets. The resources that are used in the production of these two goods are not specialized-that
is, the same set of resources is equally useful in producing both tablets and smartphones.
The shape of Germany's production possibilities frontier (PPF) should reflect the fact that as Germany produces more tablets and fewer smartphones,
the opportunity cost of producing each additional tablet
The following graphs show two possible PPFS for Germany's economy: a straight-line PPF (PPF1) and a bowed-out PPF (PPF2).
Graph 1
Graph 2
PPF.
PPF,
TABLETS
TABLETS
Based on the previous description, the trade-off Germany faces between producing tablets and smartphones is best represented by
SMARTPHONESs
SMARTPHONES](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F8135ce0d-8ff8-43d5-a8a6-0943cbc5def4%2Fc7175653-9388-47f4-a89f-5777b4f3de82%2Fuzb72mpi_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose Germany produces only smartphones and tablets. The resources that are used in the production of these two goods are not specialized-that
is, the same set of resources is equally useful in producing both tablets and smartphones.
The shape of Germany's production possibilities frontier (PPF) should reflect the fact that as Germany produces more tablets and fewer smartphones,
the opportunity cost of producing each additional tablet
The following graphs show two possible PPFS for Germany's economy: a straight-line PPF (PPF1) and a bowed-out PPF (PPF2).
Graph 1
Graph 2
PPF.
PPF,
TABLETS
TABLETS
Based on the previous description, the trade-off Germany faces between producing tablets and smartphones is best represented by
SMARTPHONESs
SMARTPHONES
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