Refer to the following figure for the next two questions.

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

Question

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

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The new technology will make it easier to prepare apples, which will increase the production efficiency of apple pies, causing the PPF to rotate outward to a larger maximum quantity of apple pies without any change in maximum blueberry pies.

Refer to the Following Figure for the Next Two Questions