Assertion (A): A new irrigation technique for wheat shifts the PPC outward along the wheat axis only.
Reason (R): The technique raises the most wheat the economy can produce, but not the most cloth.

Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.Correct answerYour answerBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.Correct answerYour answerA is true, but R is false.Correct answerYour answerA is false, but R is true.Correct answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A

Correct answer: A

A technique for one good moves only that good's end of the curve, so A is true.
R gives exactly that reason, so it explains A.

Concept: Rotation of the PPC
Typical timeTypical: 70 s
Your timeYours: —

The rule this testsThe production possibility curve

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Assertion (A): A new irrigation technique for wheat shifts the PPC outward along the wheat axis only.Reason (R): The technique raises the most wheat the economy can produce, but not the most cloth.

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Assertion (A): A new irrigation technique for wheat shifts the PPC outward along the wheat axis only.
Reason (R): The technique raises the most wheat the economy can produce, but not the most cloth.