The Production Possibility Curve Is Bowed Outward from the Origin

question 70

Multiple Choice

The production possibility curve is bowed outward from the origin because of:

• A) the law of decreasing opportunity costs.
• B) the finite nature of the resource base.
• C) inefficiency.
• D) the changes in the opportunity cost due to different efficiencies of the same resource in different use.

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