A firm operates two plants, Plant A and B. Both plants can produce good x and good y. Each plant can produce up to 250 days in a year. For every day plant A can produce either 10 units of good x or 5 units of y. For every day plant B can produce either 5 units of good x or 4 units of y. Question 9-16. Case B: the firm produces only y in plant A and only x in plant B. How many units of x and y are produced? Question 10 Quantity of y produced in Plant A

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A firm operates two plants, Plant A and B. Both plants can produce good x and good y. Each plant can produce up to 250 days in a year. For every day plant A can produce either 10 units of good x or 5 units of y. For every day plant B can produce either 5 units of good x or 4 units of y.

Question 9-16. Case B: the firm produces only y in plant A and only x in plant B. How many units of x and y are produced?

Question 10 Quantity of y produced in Plant A

Question 11 Quantity of x produced in Plant B

Question 12 Quantity of y produced in Plant B

Question 13 Quantity of x produced by the firm

Question 14 Quantity of y produced by the firm

Question 15 MRT, defined as the amount of y for each unit of x, of plant A

Question 16 MRT, defined as the amount of y for each unit of x, of plant B

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