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Giving Reason Comment on the Shape of Production Possibilities Curve Based on the Following Schedule: - Economics

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Giving reason comment on the shape of production possibilities curve based on the following schedule:

Good X (units) Good Y (units)
0 8
1 6
2 4
3 2
4 0
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उत्तर

Marginal opportunity cost:

Good X (units) Good Y (units) MOC = `"ΔY"/"ΔX"`
0 8 -
1 6 2/1 = 2
2 4 2/1 = 2
3 2 2/1 = 2
4 0 2/1 = 2

The above schedule clearly states that the production of Good-X increases from Unit 1 to Unit 2, and correspondingly, the units of Good-Y forgone is 2. With each additional unit of production of Good-X, the amount of Good-Y to be forgone is constant (2). So, because of constant opportunity cost, the production possibility curve (PPC) is a downward sloping straight line.

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