Microeconomics 20th Edition by McConnell, Sean Flynn, Stanley Brue

Exercise 10

Suppose that, on the basis of a nation's production possi­bilities curve, an economy must sacrifice 10,000 pizzas domestically to get the 1 additional industrial robot it desires but that it can get the robot from another country in exchange for 9000 pizzas. Relate this information to the following statement: "Through international specialization and trade, a nation can reduce its opportunity cost of obtaining goods and thus 'move outside its production pos­sibilities curve.'" LO6