Table 3-34 Assume That Indonesia and India Can Switch Between Producing Rice

question 5

Multiple Choice

Table 3-34
Assume that Indonesia and India can switch between producing rice and bananas at a constant rate.
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-Refer to Table 3-34. Indonesia's opportunity cost of producing bananas is

• A)2.5 units of rice. This is higher than India's opportunity cost of producing bananas.
• B)2.5 units of rice. This is lower than India's opportunity cost of producing bananas.
• C)2/5 units of rice. This is higher than India's opportunity cost of producing bananas.
• D)2/5 units of rice. This is lower than India's opportunity cost of producing bananas.

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