Answer:
Bellisima's opportunity cost to produce 1 bushel of corn = 2 pairs of jeans
Explanation:
Bellisima uses 1 million hours of labor to produce corn and 3 million hours of labor to produce jeans. Produces 8 million bushels of corn and 48 million pairs of jeans.
- Production of corn per million hours of labor = 8 / 1 = 8 bushels of corn
- Production of jeans per million hours of labor = 48 / 3 = 16 pairs of jeans
Felicidad uses 3 million hours of labor to produce corn and 1 million hours of labor to produce jeans. Produces 15 million bushels of corn and 20 million pairs of jeans.
- Production of corn per million hours of labor = 15 / 3 = 5 bushels of corn
- Production of jeans per million hours of labor = 20 / 1 = 20 pairs of jeans
The opportunity cost refers to the extra costs or benefits lost form choosing one activity or investment over another alternative.
- Bellisima's opportunity cost to produce 1 bushel of corn = 16 pairs of jeans / 8 bushels of corn = 2 pairs of jean per bushel of corn.
- Bellisima's opportunity cost to produce 1 pair of jeans = 8 bushels of corn / 16 pairs of jeans = 0.5 bushels of corn per pair of jean.
- Felicidad's opportunity cost to produce 1 bushel of corn = 20 pairs of jeans / 5 bushels of corn = 4 pairs of jean per bushel of corn.
- Felicidad's opportunity cost to produce 1 pair of jeans = 5 bushels of corn / 20 pairs of jeans = 0.25 bushels of corn per pair of jean.