Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Production possibility curves

Production possibility curves — practice question

Line XX shows the production possibility curve (PPC) for a worker who picks peas and beans during a 10 hour working day. What might make the worker’s PPC move to line YY?

  • Aa decrease in working hours to 8 per day and a machine that increases the worker’s pea picking productivity
  • Ba machine that increases the worker’s pea picking productivity only
  • Ca new work schedule where the worker spends 6 hours per day picking peas and only 4 hours picking beans
  • Da reduction in working hours to 8 per day only

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