Tom and Jerry Have Two Tasks to Do All Day

question 1

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.Based on their production possibilities frontiers,Tom and Jerry:

• A) can both benefit from trade because absolute advantage exists.
• B) could both benefit from trade because comparative advantage exists.
• C) cannot benefit from trade because Tom has the absolute advantage in both goods.
• D) will not decide to trade because no comparative advantage exists.

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Definitions:

Operational Assets

Operational assets are the long-term assets that a company uses in the production of its goods and services, crucial for its core operations.

Plant Assets

These are long-term tangible assets used in the operations of a business that are not intended for resale, such as machinery, buildings, and land.

Fair Market Value

The price that a willing buyer and a willing seller would agree on for an asset in an open and competitive market.

Book Value

Book Value is the net value of a company's assets minus its liabilities, as recorded on the balance sheet.