Below Is the Production Possibilities Table for the Country of Lavaland

question 105

Essay

Below is the production possibilities table for the country of Lavaland. $$\begin{array} { c c c c c } \begin{array} { c } \% \text { resources } \\\text { devoted to } \\\text { production } \\\text { of tanks }\end{array} & \text { Number of tanks } & \begin{array} { c } \% \text { resources } \\\text { devoted to } \\\text { production } \\\text { of pizza }\end{array} & \text { Number of pizzas } & \text { Row }\\0 & 0 & 100 & 15 & \mathrm{~A} \\20 & 4 & 80 & 14 & \mathrm{~B} \\40 & 7 & 60 & 12 & \mathrm{C} \\60 & 9 & 40 & 9 & \mathrm{D} \\80 & 11 & 20 & 5 & \mathrm{E} \\100 & 12 & 0 & 0 & \mathrm{~F}\end{array}$$ (a)Use the information in the table to draw the production possibilities curve (PPC)for Lavaland.Put tanks on the horizontal axis.
(b)What is the cost to Lavaland of moving from point A to point B on its PPC? And of moving from point E to point F?
(c)What general economic principle is being illustrated by your answers to part (b)above? Explain.

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Definitions:

Primary Reinforcer

A stimulus that satisfies a basic survival need and thus inherently reinforces and increases the likelihood of a behavior associated with it.

Secondary Reinforcer

A stimulus that becomes reinforcing through its association with a primary reinforcer, not inherently rewarding but has learned value.

Operant Conditioning

A pedagogical process that modifies the intensity of behavior with either encouragement or discipline.

Primary Reinforcer

A fundamental stimulus that satisfies basic survival needs and is naturally reinforcing, such as food or water.