Suppose that Knesch has three plots of land which produce as follows:

Plot
Wheat
or
Rye
A
50

10
B
30

20
C
10

30

Which of the following is a point NOT on its production-possibilities frontier?

80 wheat, 30 rye
50 wheat, 50 rye
40 wheat, 10 rye
90 wheat, zero rye.


Suppose that the production-possibilities frontier of Xahosch looks like this:

Wheat
Rye
100
0
75
40
40
65
0
70

Which of the following would shift this production-possibilities frontier to the right, that is, increase the possibilities that could be produced?

More consumers
Changes in tastes
Improved varieties of wheat or rye
A reduction of unemployment


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