Suppose a nation is currently producing at a point inside its production possibilities frontier. We know that

a. the nation is producing beyond its capacity, so inflation will occur.
b. the nation is not using all available resources or is using inferior technology or both.
c. the nation is producing an efficient combination of goods.
d. there will be a large opportunity cost if the nation tries to increase production of any good.


b

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