${ \text { Alpha's production possibilities } }$ The Tables Give Production Possibilities Data for Two Countries, Alpha

question 221

Multiple Choice

${ \text { Alpha's production possibilities } }$
$\begin{array}{l}\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline & A & B & C & D & E \\\hline \text { Fish (Tons) } & 80 & 60 & 40 & 20 & 0 \\\hline \text { Chips (Tons) } & 0 & 5 & 10 & 15 & 20 \\\hline\end{array}\\\\\\{ \text { Beta's production possibilities } } \\\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline & A & B & C & D & E \\\hline \text { Fish (Tons) } & 240 & 180 & 120 & 60 & 0 \\\hline \text { Chips (Tons) } & 0 & 10 & 20 & 30 & 40 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$ The tables give production possibilities data for two countries, Alpha and Beta, which have populations of equal size. Beta

• A) should specialize in catching ?sh and trade with Alpha for chips.
• B) should specialize in producing chips and trade with Alpha for ?sh.
• C) will not realize gains from specialization and trade.
• D) will export both ?sh and chips to Alpha.

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Definitions:

Retina

The light-sensitive layer of tissue at the back of the inner eye that converts light images into nerve signals sent to the brain.

Lateral Geniculate

A specialized cell structure in the thalamus that plays a crucial role in processing and relaying visual information from the retina to the visual cortex.

Striate Cortex

Another term for the primary visual cortex (V1), located in the occipital lobe, responsible for processing visual information.

Temporal Lobe

A region of the cerebral cortex associated with processing sensory input into derived meanings for the appropriate retention of visual memory, language comprehension, and emotion association.