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The shape of Mexico's production possibilities frontier (PPF) should reflect the fact that as Mexico produces more air fryers and fewer pressure cookers, the opportunity cost of producing each additional air fryer decreases.

          The shape of Mexico's production possibilities frontier (PPF) should reflect the fact that as Mexico produces more air fryers and fewer pressure cookers, the opportunity cost of producing each additional air fryer decreases.
        

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00:01 According to this graph of production possibilities frontier, what is the opportunity cost of producing the fifth gizmo? so we go from four to five gizmos.
00:26 So let's see how the number of widgets is going to change...
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