Table 3-28 Barb and Jim Run a Business That Sets Up and Up

question 529

Multiple Choice

Table 3-28
Barb and Jim run a business that sets up and tests computers. Assume that Barb and Jim can switch between setting up and testing computers at a constant rate. The following table applies.
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-Refer to Table 3-28. Jim has an absolute advantage in

• A)both setting up and testing computers and a comparative advantage in setting up computers.
• B)both setting up and testing computers and a comparative advantage in testing computers.
• C)neither setting up nor testing computers and a comparative advantage in setting up computers.
• D)neither setting up nor testing computers and a comparative advantage in testing computers.

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Definitions:

Alanine

A nonessential amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins.

Amino Group

A functional group consisting of a nitrogen atom attached by single bonds to hydrogen atoms, alkyl groups, or aryl groups.

Amino Acid

Organic compounds containing an amine group, a carboxylic acid group, and a side chain that varies between different amino acids, key building blocks of proteins.

Aspartic Acid

One of the 20 common amino acids in proteins, with a carboxylate side chain, making it acidic and polar.