The Following Table Shows Output Per Hour for Martha and Stewart

question 11

Essay

The following table shows output per hour for Martha and Stewart who make gift baskets and potholders:
What is the opportunity cost of a gift basket for Martha? What is the opportunity cost of a gift basket for Stewart? Who has a comparative advantage in producing gift baskets? How can you tell?

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Definitions:

Adjusting Entries

Recordings at the period's end in accounting to accurately assign earnings and costs to the time they happened.

Costs Expire

The concept that certain costs represent the consumption of assets over time or through use and are thus recorded as expenses.

Net Income

The total profit or loss of a business after all expenses, taxes, and costs have been deducted from total revenue.

Cash Basis

An accounting method where revenues and expenses are recognized only when cash is received or paid.