Coastal Workshop PPF: Tables and Chairs

Coastal Workshop PPF — Tables and Chairs

Coastal Workshop makes tables and chairs using the same carpenters, wood stock and shop equipment. A week focused entirely on tables produces fewer chairs, and a week focused on chairs leaves less time for tables. The frontier represents the maximum combinations the shop can make with its current resources. The efficient schedule on the curve is a fully utilized production plan. The idle-capacity point is feasible but inefficient because the workshop could make more of at least one product without reducing the other. This is a compact example for introducing opportunity cost before applying the concept to an economy.

Tipo Grafico economicoMotore econ-ppfAggiornato 24/09/2026

La richiesta

“Create a PPF for Coastal Workshop with a maximum of 50 tables or 200 chairs per week. Mark an efficient schedule at 30 tables and 104 chairs, and idle capacity at 18 tables and 50 chairs.”

Prova alloraAdd a point labeled Custom order at 20 tables and 140 chairs.Change the chair maximum to 220.

Cosa contiene questo disegno

Leggi le decisioni che ne stanno alla base.

01Choose comparable outputs

Count finished tables and chairs.

02Show an efficient schedule

Identify full use of capacity.

03Show idle capacity

Explain why a point can lie inside the frontier.

Use this example to introduce PPFs with familiar production outputs.

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FAQ

Domande frequenti

Why is this a PPF example?

The workshop has limited shared resources and two competing outputs.

What makes a schedule efficient?

It lies on the frontier and uses the available capacity fully.

Can the frontier change?

Yes. More workers, tools or materials can expand the workshop's capacity.