7 A farm grows wheat and produces pork. The marginal cost of producing each of these products...
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7 A farm grows wheat and produces pork. The marginal cost of producing each of these products increases as more of it is produced.
a Make a graph that illustrates the farm’s PPF.
b The farm adopts a new technology that allows it to use fewer resources to fatten pigs. On a graph show the impact of the new technology on the farm’s PPF.
c With the farm using the new technology described in part (b), has the opportunity cost of producing a tonne of wheat changed? Explain and illustrate your answer.
d Is the farm more efficient with the new technology than it was with the old one? Why?
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Economics
ISBN: 9781118150122
10th European Edition
Authors: Michael Parkin, Dr Melanie Powell, Prof Kent Matthews
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