Tom and Jerry Have One Day to Work, but Two

question 106

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. Because Tom has a _____ opportunity cost for one table compared to Jerry, we know Tom has _____.

• A) higher; a comparative advantage at producing tables
• B) lower; a comparative advantage at producing tables
• C) similar; no advantage at producing either good
• D) higher; a comparative advantage at producing chairs

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Definitions:

Noncontrolling Interest

A stake in a company that is not large enough to control or dictate the company's business operations, often reflected as a separate equity item in the consolidated financial statements.

Cumulative Preferred Stock

A type of preferred stock that accrues dividends if payments are not made in time, ensuring dividends are paid to these shareholders before common stockholders.

Acquisition

The process of obtaining control of another company by purchasing its assets, stock, or both.

Consolidated Statement

A financial statement that presents the financial position and results of operations for a parent company and its subsidiaries as a single entity.