Why does the opportunity cost of producing a good rise as more ...

[Destiiny22]

Why does the opportunity cost of producing a good rise as more resources are devoted to producing that good?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Refer to Scenario 4 . Assume that the state originally spent one-half of its budget on schools and one-half on prisons.
 
  What was the production of schools and prisons? Could the same number be achieved after the price of producing prisons falls to 1.5 million and the price of producing schools rises to 2 million? Explain.

[Athena23]

Answer to Question 1

The opportunity cost of a good rises as we devote more resources to producing it because some resources are better suited to the production of one good than another. This is known as the law of increasing opportunity cost.

Answer to Question 2

Production is five schools and two and one-half prisons. No, the same number of schools and prisons could not be built after the price of production changes. If the state continues to divide its budget equally, production would be two and one-half schools and three and one-third prisons. If the budget were juggled, the maximum number of schools that could be built is five, but no prisons could be built. And, if two and one-half prisons were built, there would be enough left in the budget to build just over three schools.

[Destiiny22]

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[Athena23]

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