Hours of work necessary to produce one unit of cloth or wine is shown in the following table: England Portugal Is this an input(cost) or an output (production) problem? O output Oinput Cloth 100 90 Wine 120 80
Hours of work necessary to produce one unit of cloth or wine is shown in the following table: England Portugal Is this an input(cost) or an output (production) problem? O output Oinput Cloth 100 90 Wine 120 80
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Transcribed Image Text:Hours of work necessary to produce one unit of cloth or wine is shown in the following table:
England
Portugal
Is this an input(cost) or an output (production) problem?
O output
O input
Cloth
100
90
Wine
120
80

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these two example questions, answer if each is an input (cost) or output (production) problem.
*1* Texans require 10 labor hours per unit of beef produced and 30 labor hours per unit of cotton produced. Virginians require 15 labor hours per unit of beef and 40 hours per unit of cotton.
*2* Refinery X can produce 22 gallons of gasoline or 18 gallons of flight fuel per barrel of crude oil. Refinery Y can produce 18 gallons of gasoline or 16 gallons of flight fuel per barrel of crude oil
O output, output
Oinput, input
O input, output
O output, input
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