What is the opportunity cost (amount & item) of the first 8,000 tons of bananas produced?  ______________ What is the opportunity cost (amount & item ) of increasing production from 8,000 tons of bananas to 14,000 tons of bananas ?  _________________ What is the opportunity cost (amount & item) of increasing production from 14,000 tons of bananas to 18,000 tons of bananas ?  _________________

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Suppose that the nation of Costa Rica produces Coffee and Bananas. Below are the possible combinations of Coffee and Bananas that Costa Rica can produce.

Combination

Bananas metric tons (X axis)

Coffee metric tons (Y axis)

A

20,000

0

B

18,000

11,000

C

14,000

20,000

D

8,000

27,000

E

0

30,000

 

What is the opportunity cost (amount & item) of the first 8,000 tons of bananas produced?  ______________

What is the opportunity cost (amount & item ) of increasing production from 8,000 tons of bananas to 14,000 tons of bananas ?  _________________

What is the opportunity cost (amount & item) of increasing production from 14,000 tons of bananas to 18,000 tons of bananas ?  _________________

What is the opportunity cost (amount & item) of increasing production from 18,000 tons of bananas to 20,000 tons of bananas ?  _________________

What is happening to the opportunity cost as Costa Rica produces more bananas?  ______________________

 

What is the opportunity cost (amount & item) of the first 11,000 tons of coffee produced?  ______________________

What is the opportunity cost (amount & item) of increasing production from 11,000 tons of coffee to 20,000 tons of coffee ?  ________________

What is the opportunity cost (amount & item )of increasing production from 20,000 tons of coffee to 27,000 tons of coffee?  _____________

What is the opportunity cost (amount & item) of increasing production from 27,000 tons of coffee to 30,000 tons of coffee ?  ________________

What is happening to the opportunity cost as Costa Rica produces more coffee ?  _____________

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