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-Suppose that Alicia Keys and Jay-Z could each make either New York-style pizza or Philly cheesesteaks.Given an eight-hour workday,which of the following would permit them to consume outside their respective production possibilities frontiers (PPFs)?
A) a decrease in technology
B) a decrease in resources
C) specialization and trade
D) efficient use of all their productive resources
E) an "Empire State" of mind

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Refer to the following table to answer the questions that follow.
 
-Suppose that Alicia Keys and Jay-Z could each make either New York-style pizza or Philly cheesesteaks.Given an eight-hour workday,which of the following would permit them to consume outside their respective production possibilities frontiers (PPFs)?
A) a decrease in technology 
B) a decrease in resources 
C) specialization and trade 
D) efficient use of all their productive resources 
E) an "Empire State" of mind

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Specialization and trade would allow Alicia and Jay-Z to consume outside their respective PPFs because they could specialize in producing the good they are relatively better at and trade with each other. This would allow them to both consume more of both goods than if they each tried to produce both goods themselves within the eight-hour workday.

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