A nation can produce two products: steel and wheat. The table below is the nation's production possibilities schedule.   Production Possibilities Product    A    B       C      D       E     F Steel          0    1      2       3       4      5 Wheat    100   90    75    55    30      0   The opportunity cost of producing the 31st unit of wheat is approximately

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A nation can produce two products: steel and wheat. The table below is the nation's production possibilities schedule.

 

Production Possibilities
Product    A    B       C      D       E     F
Steel          0    1      2       3       4      5
Wheat    100   90    75    55    30      0
 

The opportunity cost of producing the 31st unit of wheat is approximately

  • 25 units of steel.
  •  
    0 units of steel.
  •  
    1 unit of steel.
  •  
    1/25 of a unit of steel.

 

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A nation can produce two products: steel and wheat. The table below is the nation's production possibilities
schedule.
Product
Steel
Wheat
Production Possibilities Schedule
C
A
0
100
B
1
90
2
75
D
3
55
E
4
30
F5O
In moving stepwise from possibility A to B to C ... to F, the opportunity cost of a unit of steel in terms of wheat
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