Final answer:
Assign yourself the dishes, since you have the greatest advantage in that area to maximize free time. Be wary of potential issues like resentment from roommates. This can be analogous to trade and comparative advantage in economics where imbalance can lead to conflicts. correct option is c.
Step-by-step explanation:
When living with roommates who are slackers and don't clean up after themselves, efficient task division is crucial. Given that you are 70% faster at doing the dishes and 10% faster at vacuuming, you'll want to assign the task in which you have the most significant speed advantage—the dishes—to yourself.
This will maximize your overall free time. However, being significantly faster might lead to potential issues such as perceived unfairness or increased resentment, as your roommates might feel burdened by their tasks.
A trade-related analogy to this situation could be described as specialization and comparative advantage. Just as countries focus on producing goods for which they have the best efficiency and trade for the rest, you would perform the task you can do most efficiently and delegate other tasks accordingly. However, imbalance in trade (or cleaning effort) can lead to dissatisfaction and conflicts, just as in an economy, necessitating careful negotiation and balance.