Table 3-6 Assume That Maya and Miguel Can Switch Between Producing Mixers

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Multiple Choice

Table 3-6
Assume that Maya and Miguel can switch between producing mixers and producing toasters at a constant rate.

-Refer to Table 3-6.We could use the information in the table to draw a production possibilities frontier for Maya and a second production possibilities frontier for Miguel.If we were to do this,measuring mixers along the horizontal axis,then

• A) the slope of Maya's production possibilities frontier would be -1.6 and the slope of Miguel's production possibilities frontier would be -2.
• B) the slope of Maya's production possibilities frontier would be -0.625 and the slope of Miguel's production possibilities frontier would be -0.5.
• C) the slope of Maya's production possibilities frontier would be 0.625 and the slope of Miguel's production possibilities frontier would be 0.5.
• D) the slope of Maya's production possibilities frontier would be 1.6 and the slope of Miguel's production possibilities frontier would be 2.

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Definitions:

Fixed Cost

Expenses that do not change in total regardless of the level of output or activity in a business, such as rent, salaries, and loan payments.

Dynamic Pricing

A pricing tactic that involves constantly updating prices to reflect changes in supply, demand, or market conditions.

Shrinkflation

The process of items shrinking in size or quantity while their prices remain the same or increase.

Volume Maximization

A pricing objective that involves setting prices low to encourage a greater volume of purchases; also called penetration pricing.