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Lesson 4: Production Possibilities | Unit 3: The Curve Page: 9 of 24

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We can transform the schedule of production possibility numbers into a graph.
  • Each bundle can be represented by a point in two dimensional production possibilities space.
  • The two dimensions of the space are clock calibrators on the horizontal axis and jogging shoes on the vertical axis.
  • The horizontal axis is measured between 0 and 11 calibrators.
  • The vertical axis is measured between 0 and 500 jogging shoes.
  • The two axis are joined at the origin.
  • The plotted bundles form a semi-circle pattern.
  • If these were stars in the night sky we might name it the arc of production. But it's not, so we won't.

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An analysis of banking functions based on the semi-realistic activities of the goldsmith profession of Medieval Europe. Because the gold used a production inputs by goldsmiths was also used as money, they developed many modern banking functions, including maintaining deposits, making loans, keeping reserves, and creating money. While the story of goldsmith banking is often embellished for instructional purposes, it does contain the essence of how goldsmiths operated as banks.

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