a Explain and demonstrate how a production possibilities curve/frontier may be constructed which illustrates the different choices that a country has with regards to the production of defence equipment and the production of health services.
NB. You will need to draw a hypothetical model of this production possibility curve and you may use some figures of your own if you wish. (5 marks)
这题我写完了,就是画了那个PPC图表,但是单位我是瞎编的,按照课本上的单位UNIT套进去的,不知道是否正确,还存在一个概念理解的疑惑,到底是防卫武器产量大还是医疗服务产量大.
b Explain, with reference to the above example, how your graph illustrates the concepts of scarcity and choice. (2 marks)
这一题我打算根据以上图表的每个点进行分析
c Explain, in economic terms, what happens when you move along the Production Possibility Curve and produce more health services. It is important to show an understanding of the reasons for the bowed out shape of this graph. (3 marks)
d Mark on your Production Possibility Curve New Zealand and Australia’s respective positions with regards to their support of U.S.A in the Iraq war. Use a key to assist you. (1 mark)
这我哪知道啊,该如何准备.
e Draw a new sketch Production Possibility Curve to illustrate a technological advance in the production of military equipment. (1 mark)
这个不难,就是弧线变化
f Explain how a country might decide where allocative efficiency occurs with respect to the production of defence equipment and health services. What processes are set in motion if the position of allocative efficiency changes, for example in the case of a world war breaking out? (4 marks)
