suppose Scotland produces only pressure cookers and air fryers. The that are used in the production of these two goods are not speciall -that is, the same set of resources is equally effective at producing both air fryers and pressure cookers. The shape of Scotland's production possibilities frontier (PPF) should reflect the fact that as Scotland produces more air fryers and fewer pressure cookers, the opportunity cost of producing each additional air fryer The following graphs show two possible PPFS for Scotland's economy: a straight-line PPF (PPF 1) and a bowed-out PPF (PPF 2). PRESSURE COOKERS PPF₁ Graph 1 AIR FRYERS PRESSURE COOKERS PPF₂ Graph 2 AIR FRYERS ?

suppose Scotland produces only pressure cookers and air fryers. The that are used in the production of these two goods are not speciall -that is, the same set of resources is equally effective at producing both air fryers and pressure cookers. The shape of Scotland's production possibilities frontier (PPF) should reflect the fact that as Scotland produces more air fryers and fewer pressure cookers, the opportunity cost of producing each additional air fryer The following graphs show two possible PPFS for Scotland's economy: a straight-line PPF (PPF 1) and a bowed-out PPF (PPF 2). PRESSURE COOKERS PPF₁ Graph 1 AIR FRYERS PRESSURE COOKERS PPF₂ Graph 2 AIR FRYERS ?

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