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Paper 2 structured question: Production possibility curve (PPC) diagrams

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Consider the PPC of Country B, which produces wheat and cloth. The PPC is bowed outwards.

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Production Possibility Curve of Country B

The PPC shows the trade-offs between wheat and cloth production.

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    Explain why the PPC is bowed outwards.

    Aim for approximately 3 distinct marking points.

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Paper 2 structured question: Production possibility curve (PPC) diagrams

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Production Possibility Curve of Country A

The PPC illustrates the maximum combinations of cars and computers that can be produced with the available resources.

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    State the opportunity cost of producing 50 more cars when moving from 50 to 100 cars.

    Aim for approximately 1 distinct marking point.

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