Table 3-30 Assume That Falda and Varick Can Switch Between Producing Wheat

question 436

Multiple Choice

Table 3-30
Assume that Falda and Varick can switch between producing wheat and producing cloth at a constant rate.
-Refer to Table 3-30. Falda has an absolute advantage in the production of

• A)wheat.
• B)cloth.
• C)both goods.
• D)neither good.

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Definitions:

Asymmetric Carbons

Carbon atoms bonded to four different groups, leading to chiral molecules that can have non-superimposable mirror images.

D-Arabinose

A monosaccharide sugar, which is an aldopentose because it contains five carbon atoms and includes an aldehyde group.

Configurations

The particular arrangement or geometric orientation of atoms or groups within a molecule, which cannot be changed without breaking covalent bonds.

Monosaccharides

Simple sugars that cannot be hydrolyzed to smaller carbohydrates, examples include glucose and fructose.