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Opportunity Cost and the PPF

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Economy E can produce two goods, guns and butter.



a) What is the opportunity cost of producing the 4th gun?



b) What is the opportunity cost of producing the first two units of butter?



c) What is the opportunity cost of producing the 2nd unit of butter?


0.5 guns.


d) Which of the following is not efficient?
A) 1 gun, 20 units of butter
B) 2 guns, 14 units of butter
C) 4 guns, 4 units of butter
D) 2 guns, 20 units of butter


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