Table 2-5 Table 2-5 Shows the Output Per Month of Month

question 128

Multiple Choice

Table 2-5
Table 2-5 shows the output per month of two people, Fred and Barney. They can either devote their time to making pogo sticks or making unicycles.
-Refer to Table 2-5.What is Barney's opportunity cost of making a pogo stick?

• A) 1/2 of a unicycle
• B) 2 unicycles
• C) 1/3 of a unicycle
• D) 1.4 pogo sticks

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