What are the Main Applications of Production Possibility Curve?
Any point on the PPC implies existence of full employment and full efficiency, but production of a combination below the PPC, at a point say A, implies existence of either unemployment or inefficiency. Refer to point A in Figure 1.3.Given full employment, it implies existence of inefficiency at point A. Alternatively, given full efficiency, the combination produced at this point implies existence of unemployment. The problems of unemployment and inefficiency can, thus, be investigated with the help of these curves. ADVERTISEMENTS: PPCs help to investigate the problems of growth and development also. In Figure 1.4, let FF be the production possibility curve for the year, say 2002 and let FâFâ be that for the year 2003. Since FâFâ is above FF at all levels of output of the two goods,…