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Suppose Alberta and British Columbia (BC) Have the Production Possibilities

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Suppose Alberta and British Columbia (BC) have the production possibilities frontiers shown in the following graph. Suppose you wanted to determine which of the two provinces was economically better off. Is the given information sufficient? If yes, which province is better off? If not, make assumptions about the additional information that you need and determine which province is better off. How sensitive is your answer to variations in your assumptions?
Figure 3-13 Suppose Alberta and British Columbia (BC) have the production possibilities frontiers shown in the following graph. Suppose you wanted to determine which of the two provinces was economically better off. Is the given information sufficient? If yes, which province is better off? If not, make assumptions about the additional information that you need and determine which province is better off. How sensitive is your answer to variations in your assumptions? Figure 3-13


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