Table 13 Shows the Hypothetical Trade-Off Between Different Combinations of Brushes

question 14

Multiple Choice

Table 1.3 shows the hypothetical trade-off between different combinations of brushes and combs that might be produced in a year with the limited capacity for Country X,ceteris paribus.Complete the table by calculating the required opportunity costs for brushes and combs. $\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline \text { Combination } & \begin{array}{c}\text { Number } \\\text { of } \\\text { Brushes }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Opportunity Cost } \\\text { of Brushes in } \\\text { Terms } \\\text { of Combs }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Number } \\\text { of Combs }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Opportunity Cost } \\\text { of Combs in Terms } \\\text { of Brushes }\end{array} \\\hline \text { J } & 0 & & 4 \\\hline \mathrm{K} & 10 & & 3 \\\hline \mathrm{L} & 17 & & 2 \\\hline \mathrm{M} & 21 & & 1 \\\hline \mathrm{N} & 23 & & 0 \\\hline\end{array}$

Table 1.3
Production Possibilities for Brushes and Combs On the basis of your calculations in Table 1.3,what is the opportunity cost of producing at point M rather than point N?

• A)23 combs.
• B)21 combs.
• C)1 brush.
• D)2 brushes.

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