Draw a graph of a production possibilities curve with consumption goods and capital goods that displays the law of increasing opportunity costs. What do points on, inside and outside the curve represent? What does a rightward shift of the curve represent? How is economic growth expressed in terms of the production possibilities model?
What will be an ideal response?
The production possibilities curve will bow out from the origin. A point on the curve represents efficiency. A point inside represents inefficiency. A point outside the curve is currently unattainable (it is a combination of production we cannot currently produce given our limited resources and technology; although that point may be attainable if we acquire more resources, technology, or generally increase our production possibilities). A rightward shift in the curve represents an increase in production possibilities. Because economic growth means an increase in a nation's production possibilities over time, then it is expressed as a rightward shift of the production possibilities curve.
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