Tom and Jerry Have Two Tasks to Do All Day

question 55

Multiple Choice

Tom and Jerry have two tasks to do all day: make dishes and build fences.If Tom spends all day making dishes,he will have make 16 dishes.If he instead devotes his day to building fences,Tom will build 4 fences.If Jerry spends his day making dishes,he will make 14 dishes; if he spends the day building fences,he will build 7 fences.After looking at the production possibilities for both Tom and Jerry,we can surmise that:

• A) Tom has the absolute advantage in the production of both dishes and fences.
• B) Jerry has the absolute advantage in the production of both dishes and fences.
• C) Tom has the absolute advantage in the production of dishes and Jerry has the absolute advantage in fence production.
• D) Tom has the absolute advantage in the production of fences and Jerry has the absolute advantage in dish production.