Stephanie has $200 left over this week, and she wants to contribute to a charitable cause. She can either feed 20 homeless persons two meals in a day or she can provide shelter for 10 homeless persons one night. What is the opportunity cost of Stephanie using all her money to shelter homeless people?

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  1. Stephanie has $200 left over this week, and she wants to contribute to a charitable cause. She can either feed 20 homeless persons two meals in a day or she can provide shelter for 10 homeless persons one night. What is the opportunity cost of Stephanie using all her money to shelter homeless people?

 

2. Mike’s Auto Art is a company that applies pinstripes to vehicles. Mike's cost for a basic 1-color pinstriping job is $35, and he charges $95 for this service. For a total price of $175, Mike will apply a fancier 3-color pinstripe application to an automobile, a service that adds an additional $40 to the total cost of the package. What is the marginal cost of moving up from the 1-color application to the 3-color application?

 

3. Mexico can cultivate either 120 bushels of Oranges per acre or 200 bushels of Bananas per acre. What is the opportunity cost of cultivating 1 bushel of Oranges per acre?

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