Suppose that in a time of crisis everyone pitches in and works more than full-time. How is this represented by a production possibilities frontier?
What will be an ideal response?
The entire PPF shifts out.
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If, in a time of crisis, people pitch in and work much harder than usual, then the production possibilities frontier shifts out. (If people are willing to work more hours, that represents an increase in the availability of labor.) The economy is able to produce more of everything because everyone is working much harder. Note, however, that this shift may not be sustainable over time.
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