ECON 162 9 11 15 Example 2 PPC for the economy as a whole Guns Military Output vs Butter Civilian Output Butter Tons Guns 1000s Opportunity Cost of 1 ton of butter Possibilities A B C D E F 0 1 2 3 4 5 20 19 16 12 7 0 1 guns 3 guns 4 guns 5 guns 7 guns Changes in PPC 1 Change in Resources Ex Immigration 2 Change in Technology Technological Development Ex Invention of a new milking machine Law of Increasing Cost As production of a good increases the opportunity coast of additional units of that good will also increase Due to specialization of resources
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