(Table: Production Possibilities Schedule) in the Table, If Society Wants $$\begin{array} { c c } \text { iPads } & \text { HDTVs } \\5,000 & 0 \\4,500 & 1,000 \\3,500 & 2,000 \\2,000 & 3,000 \\0 & 4,000\end{array}$$

question 248

Multiple Choice

(Table: Production Possibilities Schedule) In the table, if society wants to increase production of HDTVs from 1,000 units to 2,000 units, the opportunity cost of doing so will be: $$\begin{array} { c c } \text { iPads } & \text { HDTVs } \\5,000 & 0 \\4,500 & 1,000 \\3,500 & 2,000 \\2,000 & 3,000 \\0 & 4,000\end{array}$$

• A) 500 iPads
• B) 4,500 iPads.
• C) 3,500 iPads.
• D) 1,000 iPads.

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Skinner Box

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