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Khan Academy: Profit Maximization Worked Example

9th - 10th
Work through a free response question about profit maximization in this video. [4:40]
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Khan Academy: Production Possibilities Curve

9th - 10th
The production possibilities curve (PPC) is a graph that shows all of the different combinations of output that can be produced given current resources and technology. Sometimes called the production possibilities frontier (PPF), the PPC...
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Khan Academy: Opportunity Cost

9th - 10th
Opportunity cost is the value of something given up to obtain something else. In this video [5:48], we explore the definition of opportunity cost, how to calculate opportunity cost, and how the PPC illustrates opportunity cost.
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Khan Academy: Opportunity Cost and Comparative Advantage Using an Output Table

9th - 10th
In this video [9:55], we use the PPCs for two different countries that each produce two goods in order to create an output table based on the data in the graph. We then use the output table to determine the opportunity costs of producing...