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Day 9 · Efficient output is not a distribution decisionYear 11 Economics · T1 W1–2 · Day 9 lesson

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Year 11 / Economics / Term 1 / Weeks 01 02

Part of the full two-week lesson sequence. Check the pack guide and taught point before teaching.

Open for this lesson: Pack guide · Practice cases · Daily routes · Fresh learner checks · Aids and text routes.

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Target: compare F1/F2 by a declared criterion and distinguish efficiency from equity. Prepare: Cards D/F, decision lens and the current-source slot.

  1. Launch · 2 min. Ask whether both F1 and F2 can be technically efficient despite different mixes.
  2. Model · 4 min. Both are on Card A's frontier, so both are efficient in that production model. F1 has three more circles and one fewer workshop than F2. Neither is automatically fairer or better: beneficiary, accessibility and preference evidence is absent.
  3. Guided reading · 5 min. Ask learners to state a criterion (“prioritise workshop access”) and a counter-criterion (“prioritise reading circles”), each marked as a choice rather than an established preference. Ask what is known about who owns/controls the inputs (nothing here). Show one rechecked dated Australian source capsule or a newer verified original source; ask what it reports and what Card A cannot establish. Never transfer Card A numbers to it.
  4. Practice route · 7 min. Choose Day 9 route; compare F1/F2 with one criterion, one trade-off and one evidence request about distribution.
  5. Audit · 4 min. Partner says “on frontier means equitable.” Learner distinguishes resource use from who benefits.
  6. Exit · 3 min. “What remains unknown before selecting the fairer option?” Key: distribution/access priorities and relevant stakeholder evidence.