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The production possibilities curve is bowed out i.e. a straight line because when we increase the production of one good given the available resources we have to sacrifice more and more of the other good indicating increasing opportunity cost. In other words it may be because of the land, labour and capital used to make one good might not be suitable for making the other good.
Hence first statement is the correct answer. i.e. The land, labour and capital used to make one good might not be suitable for making the other good.
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