The table above represents five points on the production possibility frontier for the small country of Baca, which produces only rugs (measured in thousands) and wheat (measured in thousands of bushels): If the economy is currently at point A,
what is the opportunity cost of producing an additional 10,000 bushels of wheat? If the economy is currently at point B, what is the opportunity cost of producing an additional 10,000 bushels of wheat? What if the economy is currently at point D?
If the economy is currently at point A, the opportunity cost of producing an additional 10,000 bushels of wheat is 5,000 rugs. If the economy is currently at point B, the opportunity cost of producing an additional 10,000 bushels of wheat is 10,000 rugs. If the economy is currently at point D, the opportunity cost of producing an additional 10,000 bushels of wheat is 20,000 rugs.
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