Question Completion Status! product Y 60 50 40 30 20 10 0+ 0 10 PPF 3 PPF 2 20 30 product X 01. What are the opportunity costs of X and Y for PPF 1? O(a) 2 of Y/unit of X; 1/2 of X/unit of Y O (b) 1/2 of Y/unit of X; 2 of X/unit of Y (c) 3 of Y/unit of X; 1/3 of X/unit of Y O (d) 1/3 of Y/unit of X; 3 of X/unit of Y (e) 5/4 of Y/unit of X; 4/5 of X/unit of Y 40 PPF 1 50

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1. What are the opportunity costs of X and Y for PPF 1?
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O (d) 1/3 of Y/unit of X; 3 of X/unit of Y
(e) 5/4 of Y/unit of X; 4/5 of X/unit of Y
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Transcribed Image Text:Question Completion Status: product Y 60 50 40 30 20 10 0+ 0 10 PPF 3 PPF 2 20 30 product X 01. What are the opportunity costs of X and Y for PPF 1? O(a) 2 of Y/unit of X; 1/2 of X/unit of Y O (b) 1/2 of Y/unit of X; 2 of X/unit of Y (c) 3 of Y/unit of X; 1/3 of X/unit of Y O (d) 1/3 of Y/unit of X; 3 of X/unit of Y (e) 5/4 of Y/unit of X; 4/5 of X/unit of Y Click Save and Submit to save and submit. Click Save All Answers to save all answers. 40 PPF 1 50
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Opportunity cost is the cost of producing one good in terms of other good. 

Opportunity cost shows the forgone units of one good in acquiring the other good. 

Opportunity cost of producing X = Total production of Y/Total production of X 

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