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Suppose that the community of Markstown produces two goods: Michelob light beer
(MLB) and bacon/lettuce/tomato sandwiches (BLTs). Assuming increasing
opportunity costs, draw a production possibilities curve (PPC) for Markstown (be sure to
label both axes correctly).
On your graph of the PPC from #1, find and label the following:
an inefficient point (label it X)
an efficient point (label this one Y)
an unattainable point (label it Z)
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Due to an increase in immigration across its borders, Markstown has experienced an
increase in the size of its labor force. On your graph above, show how this change affects
the PPC of Markstown.
Use the PPF to answer the following questions:
(a) At point F, how many sweaters are being produced? How many hard drives?
(b) Label points A-H as either efficient, inefficient, or unattainable.
(c) Can we determine if point F is productively efficient? If so, is it productively efficient?
(d) Can we determine if point F is allocatively efficient? If so, is it allocatively efficient?
Consider an economy than only produces two goods - Blueberries and Batteries.
Step 1: Draw a production possibilities frontier (PPF) for this economy. Label blueberries on the vertical axis and batteries on the horizontal axis. Label one
point that is "efficient", one point that is "inefficient", and one point that is "unattainable".
Step 2. Draw another PPF of the economy with the axes labeled. Grab another color pen/pencil/highlighter and show how the PPF would change if there was
a technological change that increased the production of batteries only. (Hint: The intercept for blueberries will not change.) Clearly label the new PPF.
Step 3. Draw another PPF of the economy with the axes labeled. Grab another color pen/pencil/highlighter and show how the PPF would change if there was
a drought that destroyed some of the blueberry harvest. (Hint: The intercept for batteries will not change.) Clearly label the new PPF.
Step 4: Draw another PPF of the economy with the axes labeled. Grab…
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