a. Calculate the opportunity cost based on the following information: Instructions: Enter your responses as a whole number. Possible Output Combinations Output per month A в D F Missiles 50 100 150 200 250 Houses 100 90 75 55 30 The opportunity cost of increasing missile production by 50 is: (such as 0 to 50, 50 to 100, 100 to 150, etc.) 2,500 houses b. Using the information presented in the table above, graph the production possibilities with missiles the horizontal axis and houses on the vertical axis. Instructions: Use the tool provided 'PPC' to plot the production possibilities curve (plot 6 points tota Production Possibilities Curve PPC 120 110 100- 00 80 70- 40 30 20- 10- 50 100 150 200 250 300 Missiles (per month) reset Houses (per month)

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a. Calculate the opportunity cost based on the following information:
Instructions: Enter your responses as a whole number.
Possible Output Combinations
Output per month
A
B
D
F
Missiles
50
100
150
200
250
Houses
100
90
75
55
30
The opportunity cost of
increasing missile
production by 50 is:
(such as 0 to 50, 50 to
100, 100 to 150, etc.)
2,500
houses
b. Using the information presented in the table above, graph the production possibilitiles with missiles on
the horizontal axis and houses on the vertical axis.
Instructions: Use the tool provided 'PPC' to plot the production possibilities curve (plot 6 points total).
Production Possibilities Curve
PPC
120
110 -
100 -
80-
70-
00-
50 -
40-
30 -
20-
10 -
50
100
150
200
250
300
Missiles (per month)
reset
Houses (per month)
Transcribed Image Text:a. Calculate the opportunity cost based on the following information: Instructions: Enter your responses as a whole number. Possible Output Combinations Output per month A B D F Missiles 50 100 150 200 250 Houses 100 90 75 55 30 The opportunity cost of increasing missile production by 50 is: (such as 0 to 50, 50 to 100, 100 to 150, etc.) 2,500 houses b. Using the information presented in the table above, graph the production possibilitiles with missiles on the horizontal axis and houses on the vertical axis. Instructions: Use the tool provided 'PPC' to plot the production possibilities curve (plot 6 points total). Production Possibilities Curve PPC 120 110 - 100 - 80- 70- 00- 50 - 40- 30 - 20- 10 - 50 100 150 200 250 300 Missiles (per month) reset Houses (per month)
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