Republika UPLB has 50 workers. It produces only coffee and white cheese. The production of these two goods has the following labor requirements. Coffee             Output 60 56 48 36 20 0 Labor Requirements 50 40 30 20 10 0 White Cheese             Output 0 2 4 6 8 10 Labor Requirements 0 10 20 30 40 50 If Republika UPLB is producing 48 units of coffee and 2 units of white cheese, is it using its inputs efficiently?

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