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PPF and Opportunity Cost

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AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas, IB, OCR, WJEC

Last updated 21 Mar 2021

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Examiners are keen that you understand the concept of opportunity cost in relation to the PPF. This short revision video looks at a PPF with diminishing returns (increasing marginal opportunity cost) and a linear PPF where the marginal opportunity cost is constant.

PPF and Opportunity Cost
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