A construction company plans to build a certain number of apartment buildings and stores on a piece of land. This PPC shows the
combination of projects it can build 1) If the amount of land available to the company increases, the PPC will _____. a) Shift to the left b) Shift to the right c) remain unchained 2) The company realizes it cannot construct any buildings on a portion of the land because it is at risk of a cave-in. In this case, the PPC will _____. a) Shift to the left b) Shift to the right c) remain unchained
Production possibility curves (PPC) shows the combination of two commodities that can be made given a certain amount of resources.
1) In statement 1, since the land available has increased the company can make <u>more of </u><u>BOTH</u><u> apartments and stores</u>. In this case the amount of resource (land) has increased causing the PPC to shift to the right.
2) Contrary to statement 1, a portion of land is now unusable. Hence it can’t be used to make either apartments or stores on it, at all. The reduction in resource (land) has <u>reduced the amount of </u><u>BOTH</u><u> apartments and stores</u> that can be made, causing the PPC to shift to the left.