Scenario: Meryl and Steve Are Two Classmates Who Form a Study

question 156

Multiple Choice

Scenario: Meryl and Steve are two classmates who form a study group. The graph below shows the production possibilities curves for each of them.

-Refer to the scenario above.If Meryl and Steve decide to join forces to do school work and trade,then ________.

• A) Meryl should specialize in doing Econ homework assignments, and Steve should specialize in writing lab reports
• B) Steve should specialize in doing Econ homework assignments, and Meryl should specialize in writing lab reports
• C) Meryl should do half the Econ homework assignments and write half the lab reports, and Steve should do the same
• D) Meryl should do ¾ of the Econ homework assignments and ¼ of the lab reports, and Steve should complete the rest

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Definitions:

Conj

Short for conjunction, a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause.

MP

A shorthand for Modus Ponens, a logical argument form where if a implies b, and a is true, then b must also be true.

Add

The mathematical operation of combining two or more quantities to get a sum.

Simp

Colloquially, a person who is perceived as excessively deferential, subservient, or attentive, often to someone they are attracted to, potentially to their own detriment.