What is the opportunity cost of producing ten cookies

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Production Possibilities Curves Assignment

Directions: Use the data provided to answer each question. You may draw your graphs on a separate piece of paper and take a picture of them to submit. After you've taken the picture, email it to yourself. Then, save the picture from your email and paste it onto the answer sheet for this assignment.

For every graph, make sure you label:
a. X axis
b. Y axis
c. All points in the chart

Part I:

Suppose that the nation of Nestle producers chocolates and cookies. Below are the possible combinations of chocolates and cookies that Nestle can produce.

Combination	Chocolates (X axis)	Cookies (Y axis)
A	0	10
B	2	9
C	4	7
D	6	4
E	8	0

1. On the graph below, plot the Production Possibilities Curve for Nestle (remember to label all parts).

2. What is the opportunity cost of the first two chocolates produced?

3. What is the opportunity cost of producing 4 chocolates?

4. What is the opportunity cost of producing 6 chocolates?

5. What is the opportunity cost of producing 8 chocolates?

6. What is happening to the opportunity cost as Nestle produces more chocolates?

7. What is the opportunity cost of the first four cookies produced?

8. What is the opportunity cost of producing 7 cookies?

9. What is the opportunity cost of producing 9 cookies?

10. What is the opportunity cost of producing 10 cookies?

11. What is happening to the opportunity cost as Nestle produces more cookies?

12. Find the combination of chocolates and cookies of 4 chocolates and 12 boxes of cookies. Label this point F. What term best describes this point?

13. Find the combination of chocolates and cookies of 4 chocolates and 6 boxes of cookies. Label this point G. What term best describes this point?

14. Draw a new curve reflecting what the PPC might look like if new cooking technology is invented to speed up production in both industries.

Part II:

Suppose that the nation of Greenwold producers guns and butter. Below are the possible combinations of guns and butter that Greenwold can produce.

Combination	Butter (X axis)	Guns (Y axis)
A	0	700
B	140	600
C	290	400
D	410	100
E	500	0

15. On the graph below, plot the Production Possibilities Curve for Greenwold

16. What is the opportunity cost of the first 140 butter produced?

17. What is the opportunity cost of producing 290 butter?

18. What is the opportunity cost of producing 410 butter?

19. What is the opportunity cost of producing 500 butter?

20. What is happening to the opportunity cost as Greenwold produces more butter?

21. What is the opportunity cost of the first 100 guns produced?

22. What is the opportunity cost of producing 400 guns?

23. What is the opportunity cost of producing 600 guns?

24. What is the opportunity cost of producing 700 guns?

25. What is happening to the opportunity cost as Greenwold produces more guns?

26. Find the combination of guns and butter of 750 guns and 450 butter. Label this point F. What term best describes this point?

27. Find the combination of guns and butter of 250 guns and 150 butter. Label this point G. What term best describes this point?

28. Draw a new curve reflecting what the PPC might look like if new technology is invented to speed up production in both industries.

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