1.1.4 Production Possibility Frontier Flashcards
Production possibility frontier (PPF)
Shows the maximum potential level of output for two goods & services that an economy can achieve when all of its resources are fully and efficiently employed, given the level of technology available.
Consumer goods
Goods that are present for us. They are the end result of production and manufacturing and what consumers see in store. They directly provides utility to consumers.
Capital goods
Used to increase the future capacity of the economy. A good used to produce consumer goods or services.
Margin
How many units of a consumer or capital good have been sacrificed to make another. A point of possible change.
Frontier
Maximum combinations that can be chosen.