Question

Production Possibilities for Al's Cafe



At what points will Al be producing the most equal amounts of sandwiches and salads?



At what point will Al not be using his resources efficiently?



What point is not possible for production at this time?

Answer 1

I don’t see the PPF diagram or the list of labeled points. Could you either upload the graph or type the coordinates/values for the labeled points (e.g. A = (sandwiches, salads), B = …)? With that I can identify the exact points you want.

Meanwhile, here are the rules you can use to answer each question yourself:

- “Most equal amounts of sandwiches and salads” — pick the point on the production possibilities curve where the two quantities are equal (or, if none are exactly equal, the point on the curve where the two numbers are closest).
- “Not using resources efficiently” — any point that lies inside (under) the PPF is inefficient because some resources are idle or misallocated.
- “Not possible for production at this time” — any point that lies outside (beyond) the PPF is currently unattainable with available resources and technology.

If you send the labeled points or the image, I’ll pick the exact letters/numbers for each of your three questions.