Consider an economy with fixed amount of resources and given technological state. It produces only 2 goods – Good A and Good B. Different combinations showing maximum outputs of two goods which can be produced (when given resources and technology are used fully) are plotted on a graph. When all the plotted points are joined, following graph was obtained. Based on the above graph, answer the following questions. |
What does point A represent? |
Underutilization of resources Unattainable point Efficient utilization of resources None of the above |
Efficient utilization of resources |
The correct answer is Option 3: Efficient utilization of resources A point on the Production Possibility Curve (PPC) represents a specific combination of two goods that an economy can produce efficiently given its available resources and technology. If the economy is operating at a point ON the Production Posibility Curve, then it means it is producing a combination of two goods making full and efficient utilization of resources of the economy. Since Point A lies on the curve, it means" Efficient utilization of resources". |