Production-Possibilities Curve, Part I
Production-Possibilities Curve Interactive Table and Graph

Production-Possibilities Curve Increasing Cost PPC Activity
Constant Cost vs. Increasing Cost PPC (3:02 minutes)
Points on the PPC (2:17 minutes)
Shifts in the PPC (3:21 minutes)
1.2   Production-Possibilities Curve
Unit 1:  Basic Economic Concepts
Steven M. Reff
Economics Lecturer
University of Arizona
(2007 - 2016)
The 2015 University of Arizona
Five-Star Faculty Award
1.1   Scarcity, Choice, and Opportunity Cost (1 to 2 hours)
1.4   Economic Systems
Introduction to Economics (2:23 minutes)
Trade Offs and Opportunity Cost (2:23 minutes)
Economic Systems (3:10 minutes)
Terms in Economics
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10% - 16% of exam
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Unit 1:  Basic Economic Concepts (10%–16%)

• Topic 1.1   Scarcity, choice, and opportunity cost
• Topic 1.2   Production possibilities curve
• Topic 1.3   Comparative advantage, specialization, and trade
• Topic 1.4   Economic systems
• Topic 1.5   Property rights and the role of incentives (discussed in Unit 6)
• Topic 1.6   Marginal analysis
Introduction to Economics
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Production-Possiblities Frontier (10 Questions)
Production-Possiblities Frontier (12 Questions)
Production-Possiblities Frontier (14 Questions) (Movable PPF Graph)
Reffonomics Baseball Rules
Production-Possibilities Frontier (Silent Movie)
Production-Possiblities Frontier (Absolute and Comparative Advantage)
Production-Possiblities Frontier (Terms of Trade)
Production-Possiblities Frontier (14 Questions) (Drawable PPF Graph)
Lesson 4:  Production-Possibilities Frontier (Part II)
Lesson 5:  Production-Possibilities Frontier (Part III)
25 Questions Multiple Choice Test on PPC, Part I
40 Questions Multiple Choice Test on Week 1 and Week 2
PPF, Part I  (Constant Cost vs. Increasing Cost PPF)
PPF, Part II  (Points on the PPF Graph)
PPF, Part III (Absolute and Comparative Advantage)
PPF, Part IV  (Good Terms of Trade and Consumption Possibilities)
PPF, Part V  (Bad Terms of Trade and Consumption Possibilities)
PPF, Part VI  (Output vs. Input Question)
PPF, Part VII  (Shifts of the PPF)
1.3  Comparative Advantage, Specialization, and Trade
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1.5  Property Rights and Incentives  (Discussed in Unit 8)
1.6  Marginal Analysis
25 Questions Multiple Choice Test on PPC, Part II
Post Hoc Fallacy and Fallacy of Composition  
Current Event:  The Difference Between Scarcity and Shortage
Multiple Choice (10 Questions)
TEST YOURSELF 1.1:
TEST YOURSELF Units 1.1 - 1.4
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Marginal Analysis Interactive Worksheet
Introduction to Marginal Analysis
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1.4   Economic Systems
Economic Systems Interactive Map from eTextbook Reading in Topic 1
Economic Systems
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CLEP® Principles of Microeconomics Course Preparation
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             The graph above is MOVEABLE; the graph below is DRAWABLE.
Reffonomics Baseball Basic Concepts (Units 1 and 2)