Table 9-6 Mateo and Celeste Produce Custom Saddles and Spurs

question 196

Multiple Choice

Table 9-6
Mateo and Celeste produce custom saddles and spurs. Table 9-6 lists the number of saddles and pairs of spurs Mateo and Celeste can each produce in one month.
-Refer to Table 9-6. Select the statement that accurately interprets the data in the table.

• A) Celeste has a comparative advantage in making spurs.
• B) Mateo has a comparative advantage in making spurs.
• C) Celeste has a comparative advantage in making saddles and making spurs.
• D) Neither Mateo nor Celeste has a comparative advantage in making spurs.

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Definitions:

Meristematic Tissue

Plant tissue found in areas of growth that consists of undifferentiated cells capable of cell division.

Determinate Growth

Growth of limited duration, as for example, in flowers and leaves. Compare with indeterminate growth.

Functional Maturity

The stage at which an organism or system has reached the capacity to operate or function in all its intended aspects.

Apical Meristem

An area of dividing tissue, located at the tip of a shoot or root, that gives rise to primary tissues; apical meristems cause an increase in the length of the plant body. Compare with lateral meristems.