An Ice Cream Cone Costs $1

question 85

Multiple Choice

An ice cream cone costs $1.50. A can of soda costs $0.75. The relative price of an ice cream cone is

• A) 1/2 can of soda per ice cream cone, the opportunity cost of an ice cream cone.
• B) $1.50, the opportunity cost of a can of soda.
• C) 2 cans of soda per soda, the opportunity cost of an ice cream cone.
• D) $0.75, the opportunity cost of a can of soda.

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