Which of these statement is true about production possibility curve (PPC/PPF) (a) It shows various combinations of two goods which yield same level of satisfaction (b) It shows various combination of two goods which an economy can produce with a given amount of resources (c) It shows various combination of two goods which an economy can produce with a given budget (d) It shows various combination of two goods which an economy can produce with a given time

Which of these statement is true about production possibility curve (PPC/PPF) (a) It shows various combinations of two goods which yield same level of satisfaction (b) It shows various combination of two goods which an economy can produce with a given amount of resources (c) It shows various combination of two goods which an economy can produce with a given budget (d) It shows various combination of two goods which an economy can produce with a given time
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(b) It shows various combination of two goods which an economy can produce with a given amount of resources
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