Final answer:
Without specific data on shirt and chicken production, we cannot accurately determine the maximum chicken output when 450 shirts are to be produced. The provided examples relate to shoes and refrigerators and do not offer the necessary information to answer the student's question regarding shirts and chicken.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student's question revolves around a production possibility scenario, which is related to the concept of opportunity cost and the efficient allocation of resources. When a society wants to produce a certain number of goods, it must divide its labor accordingly, often leading to a decrease in the production of other goods due to limited resources. Considering the details provided in various tables, we can make informed assumptions about the production capabilities of a society.
In the given scenario, if the United States transfers labor towards the production of refrigerators (their comparative advantage), their production of another good, like shoes, decreases. The same applies to Mexico with its respective comparative advantage. If the student's question pertained to shirts and chicken as the alternative good, we would need a production possibility frontier that details the trade-off between producing shirts and chicken to determine the exact answer to the student's question.
Unfortunately, the data provided only gives insight into the production of shoes and refrigerators and does not provide any information on the production of shirts and chicken. Therefore, without the specific shirt and chicken production information, we cannot accurately determine which option (A, B, C, or D) corresponds to the maximum output of chicken when deciding to produce 450 shirts.