To the right is a production possibilities table for consumer goods (automobiles) and capital goods (forklifts):
a. Show these data graphically. Upon what specific assumptions is this production possibilities curve based?
b. If the economy is at point C, what is the cost of one more automobile? 2/9 of a forklift Of one more forklift? Which characteristic of the production possibilities curve reflects the law of increasing opportunity costs: its shape or its length?
c. If the economy characterized by this production possibilities table and curve were producing 3 automobiles and 20 forklifts, what could you conclude about its use of its available resources?
d. Is production at a point outside the production possibilities curve currently possible?
Could a future advance in technology allow product ion beyond the current production possibilities curve? Could international trade allow a country to consume beyond its current production possibilities curve?