Assume that the farmer and the rancher can switch between producing pork and producing tomatoes at a constant rate. Labor Hours Needed to Make 1 Pound of Pounds Produced in 24 Hours Tomatoes 3 Tomatoes Pork 4 Pork Farmer Rancher |4 4 |6 6 Refer to Table 3-23. Assume that the farmer and the rancher each has 24 labor hours available. If each person spends all his time producing the good in which he has a comparative advantage, then total production is a. 4 pounds of pork and 6 pounds of tomatoes. b. 6 pounds of pork and 8 pounds of tomatoes. c. 4 pounds of pork and 8 pounds of tomatoes. d. 6 pounds of pork and 6 pounds of tomatoes.

Assume that the farmer and the rancher can switch between producing pork and producing tomatoes at a constant rate. Labor Hours Needed to Make 1 Pound of Pounds Produced in 24 Hours Tomatoes 3 Tomatoes Pork 4 Pork Farmer Rancher |4 4 |6 6 Refer to Table 3-23. Assume that the farmer and the rancher each has 24 labor hours available. If each person spends all his time producing the good in which he has a comparative advantage, then total production is a. 4 pounds of pork and 6 pounds of tomatoes. b. 6 pounds of pork and 8 pounds of tomatoes. c. 4 pounds of pork and 8 pounds of tomatoes. d. 6 pounds of pork and 6 pounds of tomatoes.

Principles of Economics 2e

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Author:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

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Chapter2: Choice In A World Of Scarcity

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