Elijah and Aneesha are farmers. Each one owns a 14-acre plot of land. The following table shows the amount of maize and squash each farmer can produce per year on a given acre. Each farmer chooses whether to devote all acres to producing maize or squash or to produce maize on some of the land and squash on the rest. Elijah Aneesha SQUASH (Pounds) On the following graph, use the blue line (circle symbol) to plot Elijah's production possibilities frontier (PPF), and use the purple line (diamond symbol) to plot Aneesha's PPF. 140 126 112 98 84 70 56 42 28 14 0 + Maize (Pounds per acre) 10 18 0 Squash (Pounds per acre) 5 6 70 140 210 280 350 420 490 560 630 MAIZE (Pounds) 700 Elijah's opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of squash is squash is pounds of maize. Because Elijah has a Elijah's PPF Aneesha's PPF (?) Aneesha has an absolute advantage in the production of maize, and Aneesha has an absolute advantage in the production of squash. 2 pounds of maize, whereas Aneesha's opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of opportunity cost of producing squash than Aneesha. has a

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Elijah and Aneesha are farmers. Each one owns a 14-acre plot of land. The following table shows the amount of maize and squash each farmer can
produce per year on a given acre. Each farmer chooses whether to devote all acres to producing maize or squash or to produce maize on some of the
land and squash on the rest.
Elijah
Aneesha
SQUASH (Pounds)
140
On the following graph, use the blue line (circle symbol) to plot Elijah's production possibilities frontier (PPF), and use the purple line (diamond
symbol) to plot Aneesha's PPF.
126
112
98
84
70
42
28
14
0
Maize
(Pounds per acre)
10
18
0
Squash
(Pounds per acre)
6
70 140 210 280 350 420 490 560 630
MAIZE (Pounds)
700
Elijah's opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of squash is
squash is
pounds of maize. Because Elijah has a
comparative advantage in the production of squash, and
Elijah's PPF
Aneesha's PPF
(?)
Aneesha has an absolute advantage in the production of maize, and Aneesha has an absolute advantage in the production of squash.
2 pounds of maize, whereas Aneesha's opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of
▼ opportunity cost of producing squash than Aneesha,
has a
has a comparative advantage in the production of maize.
Transcribed Image Text:Elijah and Aneesha are farmers. Each one owns a 14-acre plot of land. The following table shows the amount of maize and squash each farmer can produce per year on a given acre. Each farmer chooses whether to devote all acres to producing maize or squash or to produce maize on some of the land and squash on the rest. Elijah Aneesha SQUASH (Pounds) 140 On the following graph, use the blue line (circle symbol) to plot Elijah's production possibilities frontier (PPF), and use the purple line (diamond symbol) to plot Aneesha's PPF. 126 112 98 84 70 42 28 14 0 Maize (Pounds per acre) 10 18 0 Squash (Pounds per acre) 6 70 140 210 280 350 420 490 560 630 MAIZE (Pounds) 700 Elijah's opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of squash is squash is pounds of maize. Because Elijah has a comparative advantage in the production of squash, and Elijah's PPF Aneesha's PPF (?) Aneesha has an absolute advantage in the production of maize, and Aneesha has an absolute advantage in the production of squash. 2 pounds of maize, whereas Aneesha's opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of ▼ opportunity cost of producing squash than Aneesha, has a has a comparative advantage in the production of maize.
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