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Diminishing Marginal returns to capital and labor.

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Q: Why is the production possibility curve bowed out from the origin of the curve?
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Why is A nation's production possibilities curve is bowed out from the origin?

When there are diminishing marginal returns to factors of production, the PPF is "bowed out" from the origin.


What is the most common shape of a production possibility frontier curve?

It is typically a bowed-out shaped.


Why does a production possibilities curve have a bowed-out shape?

The PPF is bowed outwards (concave to the origin) as tradeoffs between the production of any two goods are constant.


Why is product possibility curve linear?

The production possibility curve is not always linear, in fact, it is usually concave down (bowed-in). The shape of the curve depends on the substutability of the goods described by the curve in the question. When goods are perfectly substitutable in production, the PPP (or PPF) is linear.


What are the other names for production possibility boundary?

other names for production possibility boundary are: production possibility curve production possibility frontier transformation curve.


What are the other names for production possibility curve?

other names for production possibility curve are: production possibility boundary production possibility frontier transformation curve.


What is the Importance of production possibility curve?

Importance of production possibility curve in allocation resources


Economic growth can be shown as a movement from a point one production possibility curve to a point on a curve located father from the origin. True or False?

TRUE


What are other names of production possibility frontier?

production possibility curve


How does the Production Possibility Frontier illustrate scarcity?

Scarcity, on a PPC (PPF) is implied by the bowed (concave-down) shape of the curve, since there is a restriction on how much can be produced and, to get more of something, one must give away something else.


When the production possibilities curve is bowed out resources are?

Resources are not perfectly shiftable between production of the two goods.


What is the difference between straight line production possibility curve and a bowed out production possibility curve?

When a prod poss curve is a straight line, usually it is an exception, this means that as you produce more of one thing you constantly give up the same proportion of another thing as the scenario would be that the factors of production are 100% mobile. With a bowed out prod poss curve, usually called normal, the situation would be that as you produce more of product A you give up alot of B but eventually the rate of substitution begins to decline due to lack in factor efficiency and so the curve becomes less elasstic. Hope this answeres your question. all the best,