Question 2. Imagine the country of Zed, which has the following production possibilities curve: Tanks          Noodles          0            51      100            45                         200            38     300            30     400            21     500            11     600              0 a) What is the opportunity cost between tanks and noodles?  Is it constant? Graph the ppc. b) True, false, uncertain, and explain: “This economy should produce 30 noodles and 300 tanks because that is the most even distribution of  resources between the two goods.”

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Question 2. Imagine the country of Zed, which has the following production possibilities curve:

Tanks          Noodles 

        0            51 
    100            45                    
    200            38
    300            30
    400            21
    500            11
    600              0

a) What is the opportunity cost between tanks and noodles?  Is it constant?
Graph the ppc.
b) True, false, uncertain, and explain: “This economy should produce 30 noodles and 300 tanks because that is the most even distribution of  resources between the two goods.”
 
 
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