Tom and Jerry Have One Day to Work, but Two

question 52

Multiple Choice

Tom and Jerry have one day to work, but two tasks to focus on: building chairs and tables. If Tom spends all day building chairs, he will make 16 chairs. If he instead devotes his day to building tables, Tom will make 4 tables. If Jerry spends his day building chairs, he will make 14 chairs; if he spends the day building tables, he will make 7 tables. For Tom, the opportunity cost of building a table is _______ chairs made.

• A) 16
• B) 12
• C) 8
• D) 4

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Definitions:

Exchange Rate Risk

The potential for financial loss due to fluctuations in the exchange rate between two currencies.

Cross-Rate

An exchange rate between two currencies derived from their respective relations with a third currency.

Foreign Currency

Money or legal tender issued by a country that is not the domestic currency where a particular transaction is taking place.

Exchange Rates

The rate at which one currency is exchanged for another, indicating the quantity of one currency that can be traded for another.