Suppose That Leslie and Hussein Can Either Make Salads or Grill

question 43

Multiple Choice

Suppose that Leslie and Hussein can either make salads or grill steaks.Their maximum outputs per hour are 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:

Industry A

Placeholder for a specific sector of the economy, often used as an example in economic contexts.

Barriers to Entry

Economic, procedural, or market-based factors that obstruct or restrict the ability of new competitors to enter an industry.

Oligopolistic

Pertaining to a market structure characterized by a small number of firms dominating the market, leading to limited competition.

HHI

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index, a measure of market concentration to assess the level of competition among firms.