The production possibilities curve shows:

A. the maximum amount of one good that can be produced for every possible production level of the other good.
B. how increasing the resources used to produce one good increases the production of the other good.
C. how increasing the production of one good allows production of the other good to also rise.
D. the minimum amount of one good that can be produced for every possible production level of the other good.


Answer: A

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