maria and emmanuel need to cut logs for shelter or gather food to stay alive per
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maria and emmanuel need to cut logs for shelter or gather food to stay alive per day. maria produces 10 cut logs of shelter and 10 baskets of food. emmanuel produces 5 cut logs of shelter and 8 baskets of food.a) what is the opportunity cost for maria to cut logs and to gather food baskets? explain your answer(show your calculates)
b)what is the opportunity cost for emmanuel to cut logs and gather food baskets?explain your answer(show your calculates)
c)what allocation of tasks maximizes total output for the least amount of effort? why?explain your answer
d) what would be the total output after 4 days using the allocation of taks from question( c-above)?explain your answer(show your calculates)
Explanation / Answer
opportunity cost for maria to cut logs=10 logs per 10 basket of food opportunity cost for maria to gather food =10 basket of food per 10 log opportunity cost for emmanuel to cut logs=5 logs per 8 basket opportunity cost for emmanuel to gather food=8 basket per 5 log
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