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Production Possibilities, Opportunity Cost, and Economic Growth. C HAPTER. 2. T HE L INKS BETWEEN S CARCITY, C HOICE, AND O PPORTUNITY C OST. EXHIBIT 1. T HE P RODUCTION P OSSIBILITIES C URVE FOR M ILITARY G OODS AND C ONSUMER G OODS. EXHIBIT 2. EXHIBIT 3. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Production Possibilities, Opportunity Cost, and

Economic Growth

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2Tucker Economics for Today, 4e • Ch 2 Production Possibilities, Opportunity Cost, and Economic Growth© 2005 Thomson/South-Western

EXHIBIT 1 THE LINKS BETWEEN SCARCITY, CHOICE, AND OPPORTUNITY COST

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3Tucker Economics for Today, 4e • Ch 2 Production Possibilities, Opportunity Cost, and Economic Growth© 2005 Thomson/South-Western

EXHIBIT 2 THE PRODUCTION POSSIBILITIES CURVE FOR MILITARY GOODS AND CONSUMER GOODS

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4Tucker Economics for Today, 4e • Ch 2 Production Possibilities, Opportunity Cost, and Economic Growth© 2005 Thomson/South-Western

EXHIBIT 3 THE LAW OF INCREASING OPPORTUNITY COSTS

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5Tucker Economics for Today, 4e • Ch 2 Production Possibilities, Opportunity Cost, and Economic Growth© 2005 Thomson/South-Western

EXHIBIT 4 AN OUTWARD SHIFT OF THE PRODUCTION POSSIBILITIES CURVE FOR COMPUTERS AND PIZZAS

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6Tucker Economics for Today, 4e • Ch 2 Production Possibilities, Opportunity Cost, and Economic Growth© 2005 Thomson/South-Western

EXHIBIT 5 ALPHA’S AND BETA’S PRESENT AND FUTURE PRODUCTION POSSIBILITIES CURVES