Question

A the production possibilities frontier (PPF) is bowed outward as a result of:_________
1) constant opportunity costs.
2) increasing opportunity costs.
3) decreasing opportunity costs.
4) scarcity.
5) choice.

Answer 1

Answer: 2) increasing opportunity costs.

Explanation:

The Production Possibilities frontier is bowed out as it shows that for one more unit of a good to be produced, an additional unit of the other good must be given up.

This represents increasing opportunity costs because opportunity cost is the cost we incur for choosing one alternative over another. By producing more and more of one good, we give up more and more of the other good which means that our opportunity cost rises.