1,000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 SOFAS A Figure 2-6 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1,000 CARS Refer to Figure 2-6. Consider the production possibilities frontier for an economy that produces only sofas and cars. The opportunity cost of each car is a. the reciprocal of the slope of the production possibilities frontier, or 3/2 sofas b. the reciprocal of the slope of the production possibilities frontier, or 2/3 of a sofa. Oc the slope of the production possibilities frontier, or 3/2 sofas d. the slope of the production possibilities frontier, or 2/3 of a sofa.
1,000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 SOFAS A Figure 2-6 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1,000 CARS Refer to Figure 2-6. Consider the production possibilities frontier for an economy that produces only sofas and cars. The opportunity cost of each car is a. the reciprocal of the slope of the production possibilities frontier, or 3/2 sofas b. the reciprocal of the slope of the production possibilities frontier, or 2/3 of a sofa. Oc the slope of the production possibilities frontier, or 3/2 sofas d. the slope of the production possibilities frontier, or 2/3 of a sofa.
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Refer to Figure 2-6. Consider the production possibilities frontier for an economy that produces only sofas and cars. The opportunity cost of each car is
a. the reciprocal of the slope of the production possibilities frontier, or 3/2 sofas
b. the reciprocal of the slope of the production possibilities frontier, or 2/3 of a sofa.
Oc the slope of the production possibilities frontier, or 3/2 sofas
d. the slope of the production possibilities frontier, or 2/3 of a sofa.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F51b708c6-87b1-485d-8777-ab25ce451c08%2F8a8788c8-70be-4fac-8600-789e241363a1%2Fe16x8tg_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:1,000
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
SOFAS
200
100
Figure 2-6
100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1,000
CARS
Refer to Figure 2-6. Consider the production possibilities frontier for an economy that produces only sofas and cars. The opportunity cost of each car is
a. the reciprocal of the slope of the production possibilities frontier, or 3/2 sofas
b. the reciprocal of the slope of the production possibilities frontier, or 2/3 of a sofa.
Oc the slope of the production possibilities frontier, or 3/2 sofas
d. the slope of the production possibilities frontier, or 2/3 of a sofa.
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