Consider the Following Scenario to Answer the Next Four Questions

question 108

Multiple Choice

Consider the following scenario to answer the next four questions: Two friends, Rachel and Joey, enjoy baking bread and making apple pies. Rachel takes two hours to bake 1 loaf of bread and one hour to make 1 pie. Joey takes four hours to bake 1 loaf of bread and four hours to make 1 pie.
-What is Joey's opportunity cost of baking 1 pie?

• A) 4 pies
• B) 2 pies
• C) 1 pie
• D) 1 loaf of bread
• E) 1/2 loaf of bread

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Definitions:

Period

A length or portion of time, often defined for specific calculations or measurements.

Ratio

A quantitative relationship between two numbers showing how many times one value contains or is contained within the other.

Express

To show, manifest, or reveal something through words, gestures, actions, or artistic expression.

Proportion

A portion, fraction, or quantity assessed in relation to its total entity.