Suppose That Dwight and Jim Can Either Make Salads or Grill

question 59

Multiple Choice

Suppose that Dwight and Jim can either make salads or grill steaks.Their maximum output per hour is listed in the following table.Given the same quantity of resources,at what terms of trade (relative price ratio) could they specialize and trade so that both consume outside their own production possibilities frontiers (PPFs) ?

• A) 1 salad per 1 steak
• B) 2 salads per 1 steak
• C) 2.5 salads per 1 steak
• D) 3 salads per 1 steak
• E) 3.5 salads per 1 steak

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Definitions:

Postponement

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