The Reason That the Production Possibilities Frontier Is Usually a Bow-Shaped

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Multiple Choice

The reason that the production possibilities frontier is usually a bow-shaped curve instead of a straight line is that

• A)it makes it easier to illustrate the concepts of scarcity and prices with a bow-shaped curve than it is with a straight line
• B)early economists began drawing them in this way and the convention has continued throughout the years
• C)output eventually reaches a maximum and then declines
• D)resources are not perfectly adaptable to the production of all goods
• E)the frontier will shift outward over time

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