Economics Today and Tomorrow, Student Edition
Economics Today and Tomorrow, Student Edition
1st Edition
ISBN: 9780078747663
Author: McGraw-Hill
Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill School Pub Co
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Chapter 1, Problem 21AA
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To discuss: The movement from point B to point C on production possibility curve.

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PPC: The full of PPP is Production Possibility Curve, It represents all the combination of good and/or services that can be produced with the available resources.

As per the given graph, it can be said that:

Point A: If 4 tables are produced then there is no wood left to produce bookshelves.

Point B: If 3 tables are produced then 4 bookshelves can also be produced with the available wood.

Point C: If 1 tables are produced then 7 bookshelves can also be produced with the available wood.

Point D: If 8 bookshelves can also be produced then there is no wood left to produce tables.

In order to move from Point B to Point C, the carpenter should use wood to produce only 1 table so that 7 bookshelves can also be produced. Thus, wood should be allocated accordingly.

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