Refer to the following figure for the questions that follow.

-According to the figure,a new technology that makes it easier to peel,core,and prepare apples will cause the:
A) entire production possibilities frontier (PP
F) to shift outward.
B) entire PPF to shift inward.
C) PPF to rotate outward to a larger maximum quantity of apple pies with no change in maximum blueberry pies.
D) PPF to rotate outward to a larger maximum quantity of blueberry pies with no change in maximum apple pies.
E) PPF to stay exactly the same because there is no change in resources.

Question

Refer to the following figure for the questions that follow.
 
-According to the figure,a new technology that makes it easier to peel,core,and prepare apples will cause the:
A) entire production possibilities frontier (PP
F) to shift outward. 
B) entire PPF to shift inward. 
C) PPF to rotate outward to a larger maximum quantity of apple pies with no change in maximum blueberry pies. 
D) PPF to rotate outward to a larger maximum quantity of blueberry pies with no change in maximum apple pies. 
E) PPF to stay exactly the same because there is no change in resources.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The new technology specifically improves the efficiency of preparing apples, which would increase the maximum quantity of apple pies that can be produced, causing the PPF to rotate outward for apple pies while the maximum quantity of blueberry pies remains unchanged.

Refer to the Following Figure for the Questions That Follow