A concave outward production possibilities frontier (PPF) for food and clothing illustrates that the inputs used in the production of food and clothing are specialized. the principle of increasing opportunity costs. all of the statements listed in all of the other answers are correct. the combinations of food and clothing that the economy is capable of producing. the opportunity cost of food increases as more food is produced. the quantity of food that must be sacrificed to produce an additional unit of clothing.
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