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Cambridge AS & A Level Economics

1.5Production possibility curves

Production possibility curves in Cambridge AS & A Level Economics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 1.5.1Explain the nature and meaning of a production possibility curve.
  2. 1.5.2Explain the shape of the PPC: constant and increasing opportunity costs.
  3. 1.5.3Explain the causes and consequences of shifts in a PPC.
  4. 1.5.4Explain the significance of a position within a PPC.

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  • Production possibility curves: shapes, shifts and limits

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Production possibility curves: sample question

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An economy is producing at a point inside its PPC. This shows that

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