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9.17 Production Possibility Models and Trade‑Offs Worksheet

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Production Possibility Models and Trade‑Offs - Graph production possibility frontiers to show scarcity, trade‑offs, and growth; identify efficient, inefficient, and unattainable points. (C3 D2.Eco.1–2.9–12)

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery
A frontier for solar panels and batteries has efficient points (0,120), (20,114), (40,102), (60,82), and (80,50). Point Z is (60,95). After a technology upgrade adds 20 batteries to the maximum at every solar-panel level, what is Point Z on the new frontier?
Astill unattainable
Befficient
Cinefficient but attainable
Dimpossible to classify
Solution & Explanation:At 60 solar panels, the new frontier allows 102 batteries. Point Z at (60,95) becomes attainable but lies inside the new frontier, so it is inefficient.
Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery
An economy's efficient combinations of masks and gloves are (0,90), (10,84), (20,75), (30,63), and (40,48). After a new training program, every gloves value at the same mask output rises by 8. What is the status of the old point (30,63) on the new frontier?
Aefficient
Binefficient
Cunattainable
Dnot affected by the change
Solution & Explanation:At 30 masks, the new frontier allows 71 gloves instead of 63. The old point now lies inside the expanded frontier, so it is inefficient.
Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery
Why is a production possibility frontier considered a simplified economic model?
AIt usually focuses on two goods while holding resources and technology constant for the comparison
BIt predicts exact daily stock prices
CIt measures only consumer happiness
DIt includes every product in the economy at once
Solution & Explanation:The model simplifies reality by focusing on two goods and assuming a fixed amount of resources and technology at a point in time.

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