The prairie dog has always been considered a problem for American cattle ranchers. They dig holes that cattle and horses can step in and they eat grass necessary for cattle. Recently, ranchers have discovered that there is a demand for prairie dogs as pets. In some areas prairie dogs can sell for as high as $150. Cattlemen are now fencing off prairie dog towns on their land so these towns will not be disturbed by their cattle. Draw a production possibilities frontier showing a rancher's
2. The prairie dog has always been considered a problem for American cattle ranchers. They dig holes that cattle and horses can step in and they eat grass necessary for cattle. Recently, ranchers have discovered that there is a demand for prairie dogs as pets. In some areas prairie dogs can sell for as high as $150. Cattlemen are now fencing off prairie dog towns on their land so these towns will not be disturbed by their cattle.
Draw a production possibilities frontier showing a rancher's production option between cattle production and prairie dog production showing increasing
a) The government grants new leases to ranchers, giving them 10,000 new acres of grassland each for grazing.
b) A drought destroys most of the available grass for grazing of cattle, but not prairie dogs since they also eat plant roots.
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