The figure depicts a shift in a society's production possibilities frontier (PPF)for the manufacture of trains and planes: train-manufacturing capacity expands while plane-manufacturing capacity shrinks. Refer to this figure to answer the following questions.

-Which point represents an efficient level of output both before and after the shift?
A) point A
B) point B
C) point C
D) point D
E) point E

Question

The figure depicts a shift in a society's production possibilities frontier (PPF) for the manufacture of trains and planes: train-manufacturing capacity expands while plane-manufacturing capacity shrinks. Refer to this figure to answer the following questions.

-Which point represents an efficient level of output both before and after the shift?

-Which point represents an efficient level of output both before and after the shift?
A) point A 
B) point B 
C) point C 
D) point D 
E) point E

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Point C represents an efficient level of output both before and after the shift because it is on the production possibility frontier (PPF) in both scenarios, indicating that resources are being used efficiently.

The Figure Depicts a Shift in a Society's Production Possibilities