The correct answer is A. Please explain how you get that answer 17. Melissa and

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The correct answer is A. Please explain how you get that answer

17. Melissa and Doug live on an island where they are the only two workers. To pass the time, they make toys. Melissa can either make 5 dolls or 4 toy cars a day, and Doug can either make 4 dolls or 2 toy cars a day. They each work 200 days a year. If the world price dolls is S10 and the world price of toy cars is S15, then Melissa and Doug could have as many as_ _dolls per year if they opened themselves up to trade A. 2,000 B. 1,333 C. 1,800 D. none of the above

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Melissa Opportunity cost of doll=0.8toy car

Doug opportunity cost of doll=0.5 toy car

And price of doll=10 and toy car=15

Thus Melissa produces toy car and Doug produces Dolls.

Thus total no of dolls=4*200=800.

Ans is d

AnsA is not possible because even if both Melissa and Doug, uses all their time in production of Dolls, then also they cant make 2000

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