A-LevelEconomicsBasic Economic Ideas and Resource AllocationOct/Nov 2017Paper 1 Q31 Mark
Economy X uses its resources in the labour-intensive production of wheat and wooden furniture as shown by the production possibility curve FW. With the help of new strains of wheat seeds, X increased yields and shifted to a new production possibility curve. Which diagram depicts this change?
ADiagram A showing original PPC from F (y-axis) to W (x-axis), and a new PPC from F1 (below F) to W (same x-intercept).
BDiagram B showing original PPC from F (y-axis) to W (x-axis), and a new PPC from F1 (below F) to W (right of original W).
CDiagram C showing original PPC from F (y-axis) to W (x-axis), and a new PPC from F (same y-intercept) to W (right of original W).
DDiagram D showing original PPC from F (y-axis) to W (x-axis), and a new PPC from F (same y-intercept) to W (left of original W).
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