Use the table below to answer the question. Production Chart Lemons Limes Country A 55 66 Country B 57 35 What is the opportunity cost of producing a lime for Country B? Round your answer to four decimal places.

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### Production and Opportunity Cost Analysis

#### Use the table below to answer the question:

**Production Chart**
|         | Lemons | Limes |
|---------|--------|-------|
| Country A | 55     | 66    |
| Country B | 57     | 35    |

**Question:** What is the opportunity cost of producing a lime for Country B?

**Instructions:** Round your answer to four decimal places.

To find the opportunity cost of producing a lime for Country B, we need to calculate the amount of lemons that Country B sacrifices in order to produce one additional lime.

This can be calculated using the formula for opportunity cost:

\[ \text{Opportunity Cost} = \frac{\text{Lost Output of Lemons}}{\text{Gained Output of Limes}} \]

For Country B:
- Maximum output of Lemons = 57
- Maximum output of Limes = 35

Thus,

\[ \text{Opportunity Cost of 1 Lime} = \frac{57}{35} = 1.6286 \]

Therefore, the opportunity cost of producing one lime for Country B is **1.6286 lemons**.
Transcribed Image Text:### Production and Opportunity Cost Analysis #### Use the table below to answer the question: **Production Chart** | | Lemons | Limes | |---------|--------|-------| | Country A | 55 | 66 | | Country B | 57 | 35 | **Question:** What is the opportunity cost of producing a lime for Country B? **Instructions:** Round your answer to four decimal places. To find the opportunity cost of producing a lime for Country B, we need to calculate the amount of lemons that Country B sacrifices in order to produce one additional lime. This can be calculated using the formula for opportunity cost: \[ \text{Opportunity Cost} = \frac{\text{Lost Output of Lemons}}{\text{Gained Output of Limes}} \] For Country B: - Maximum output of Lemons = 57 - Maximum output of Limes = 35 Thus, \[ \text{Opportunity Cost of 1 Lime} = \frac{57}{35} = 1.6286 \] Therefore, the opportunity cost of producing one lime for Country B is **1.6286 lemons**.
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