What curve shows the maximum possible output combinations of two goods an economy can achieve given fixed resources and technology?
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Production possibility frontier
The curve illustrates that to produce more of one item, an economy must give up some production of another due to limited resources. Points on the curve represent maximum efficiency, while points inside the curve indicate that resources are being wasted.
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