Before the First Gulf War in 1991, Kuwait Had the Capacity

Before the first Gulf War in 1991, Kuwait had the capacity to produce a certain amount of oil from its oil wells. After the war, it found that capacity greatly diminished because the oil wells had been set on fire. Draw Kuwaitʹs PPF before and after the war, assuming that the only two goods produced are oil and food. Further assume that setting the oil wells on fire did not affect Kuwaitʹs ability to produce food. Explain why the PPF before the war is different from the PPF after the war. $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | } \hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Production } \\\text { point }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Pizza } \\\text { produced }\end{array} & & \begin{array} { l } \text { CDs } \\\text { produced }\end{array} \\\hline A & 0 & \text { and } & 42 \\\hline B & 4 & \text { and } & 40 \\\hline & 8 & \text { and } & 36 \\\hline D & 12 & \text { and } & 30 \\\hline E & 16 & \text { and } & 22 \\\hline F & 20 & \text { and } & 12 \\\hline G & 24 & \text { and } & 0 \\\hline\end{array}$$

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