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Increasing Opportunity Cost

Definition

Increasing opportunity cost refers to the concept that as more of a particular good is produced, the opportunity cost of producing additional units of that good increases. This occurs because resources are not equally suited for producing all goods.

Related terms

Constant Opportunity Cost: Constant opportunity cost refers to a situation where the opportunity cost remains the same regardless of how much of a particular good is produced. It means resources are equally suited for producing different goods.

Law of Increasing Opportunity Cost: The law of increasing opportunity cost states that as production shifts from one good to another, more and more resources that are better suited for producing the initial good must be used, resulting in increasing opportunity costs.

Production Possibilities Curve (PPC): The PPC represents all possible combinations of two goods that can be produced given current resources and technology. It illustrates the concept of scarcity and trade-offs by showing different levels of production efficiency.

"Increasing Opportunity Cost" appears in:

Subjects (1)

  • AP Microeconomics

Study guides (1)

  • AP Macroeconomics - 1.2 Opportunity Cost and the Production Possibilities Curve (PPC)

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