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Question: Suppose Monsanto (a chemical and biological engineering firm) develops a new strain of soybeans that is more disease resistant, heat and drought tolerable such that it increases yields by 15%. What happens to the PPC as a result of this?
Here is the data for the question above.
CORN (Bushels)
SOYBEANS (Bushels)
20,000
0
16,000
5,000
12,000
9,000
8,000
12,000
4,000
14,000
CORN (Bushels)
SOYBEANS (Bushels)
20,000
0
16,000
5,000
12,000
9,000
8,000
12,000
4,000
14,000
Draw the production possibilities frontier. PLACE CORN ON THE Y AXIS Figure 1Explanation / Answer
Question: Suppose Monsanto (a chemical and biological engineering firm) develops a new strain of soybeans that is more disease resistant, heat and drought tolerable such that it increases yields by 15%. What happens to the PPC as a result of this?