Tom Takes 20 Minutes to Cook an Egg and 5

question 74

Multiple Choice

Tom takes 20 minutes to cook an egg and 5 minutes to make a sandwich. Jerry takes 15 minutes to cook an egg and 3 minutes to make a sandwich. Both individuals gain if

• A)Jerry produces eggs and trades them to Tom for sandwiches.
• B)Jerry produces sandwiches and trades them to Tom for eggs.
• C)they trade with each other regardless of who produces sandwiches and who produces eggs.
• D)the opportunity cost of producing an egg is greater than the opportunity cost of producing a sandwich.
• E)the opportunity cost of producing a sandwich is greater than the opportunity cost of producing an egg.

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