Law of Increasing Opportunity Costs Flashcards

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Law of Increasing Opportunity Costs

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states that whatever decision you make, there is a sacrifice

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2
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relationship between two options is

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inversely proportionate

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3
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remember this…

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opportunity cost actually increases as you reallocate resources that were more efficient in producing the good that was sacrificed

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4
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note

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  • a business replaces peach orchards with cattle farms
  • the PPF curve bowed outward
  • decrease production
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