The Concavity or Bowed-Out Shape of the Production Possibilities Frontier

question 228

Multiple Choice

The concavity or bowed-out shape of the production possibilities frontier is the result of

• A)the law of downward-sloping demand.
• B)the law of upward-sloping demand.
• C)the principle of increasing cost.
• D)complementarity in consumption.

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