(Table: Crab and Cake Production in Chesapeake) Look at the Table

question 46

Essay

(Table: Crab and Cake Production in Chesapeake) Look at the table Crab and Cake Production in Chesapeake.The table shows the maximum annual output combinations of crabs and cakes.Given the scarce resources and limited technology, as Chesapeake uses more resources to the production of cakes, fewer resources are available to produce crabs.Can this nation produce 200 crabs and 500 cakes? Is this efficient? Explain.

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