Wilford M.

asked • 12/01/22

Production possibility frontier

The following table provides information about the production possibilities frontier of China.

Food 0 100 200 300 400 500
Clothing 420 400 360 300 200 0


  1. Plot and connect these points to create China production possibilities frontier with Food on the horizontal axis and Clothing vertical axis.                                                       
  2. If China currently produces 100 units of food and 400 units of clothing, what is the opportunity cost of an additional 100 units of food?                                                    
  3. If China currently produces 300 units of food and 300 units of clothing, what is the opportunity cost of an additional 100 units of food?                                                     
  4. Why does the additional production of 100 units of food in part (c) cause a greater trade-off than the additional production of 100 units of food in part (b)?                       
  5. Is the production of 200 units of food and 200 clothes efficient? Explain.               


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