At a perfectly competitive equilibrium with production and trade,the slope of the production possibility curve will be

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In a perfectly competitive equilibrium with production and trade, the slope of the production possibility curve (which represents the opportunity cost of producing one good over another) will be equal to the slope of the price line faced by the consumers. This is because, in equilibrium, the rate at which goods can be transformed into each other in production (the opportunity cost) must match the rate at which consumers are willing to substitute one good for another (reflected in their relative prices).

At a Perfectly Competitive Equilibrium with Production and Trade,the Slope