Due to a mild winter, Florida experienced a bumper crop of oranges. This would best be represented by a(n)
A) movement down the U.S. production possibility frontier.
B) movement off the U.S. production possibility frontier to some point inside the frontier.
C) movement up the U.S. production possibility frontier.
D) outward shift of the U.S. production possibility frontier away from the origin.

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An increase in the production of oranges due to a bumper crop would increase the overall productive capacity in the agricultural sector, which is best represented by an outward shift of the production possibility frontier (PPF). This indicates that the economy can now produce more of both oranges and other goods, assuming resources are efficiently reallocated.

Due to a Mild Winter, Florida Experienced a Bumper Crop