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Impact of Sector-Specific Technological Advancement
Imagine a country that uses all its resources to produce only two types of goods: agricultural goods and manufactured goods. The set of all achievable combinations of these goods is represented by an area on a graph. Now, suppose a new technology is introduced that significantly improves the efficiency of producing manufactured goods, but has no effect on the production of agricultural goods. Analyze and describe how this change would affect the country's set of achievable production combinations. In your answer, explain what happens to the maximum possible output of each good and the overall shape of the area representing achievable outcomes.
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