Farm-A and Farm-B grow the following amounts of potatoes and cabbage in their famrs: Farm-A takes one week to produce 101 units of potatoes and 207 units of cabbages Farm-B takes one week to produce 127 units of potatoes and 169 units of cabbages a) What is the opportunity cost of Farm-A to produce 20 units if cabbages Give your answer in 2 decimal places b) What is the opportunity cost of Farm-B to produce 12 units of potatoes

Farm-A and Farm-B grow the following amounts of potatoes and cabbage in their famrs: Farm-A takes one week to produce 101 units of potatoes and 207 units of cabbages Farm-B takes one week to produce 127 units of potatoes and 169 units of cabbages a) What is the opportunity cost of Farm-A to produce 20 units if cabbages Give your answer in 2 decimal places b) What is the opportunity cost of Farm-B to produce 12 units of potatoes

Exploring Economics

8th Edition

ISBN:9781544336329

Author:Robert L. Sexton

Publisher:Robert L. Sexton

Chapter3: Scarcity, Trade-offs, And Production Possibilities

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