Question

If a farmer can grow 100 tubs of grapefruit or 250 tubs of oranges per acre of land, what is the opportunity cost of growing one orange?a) 0.4 of an orange b) 2.5 oranges c) 0.4 of a grapefruit d) 2.5 grapefruits

Answer 1

Option A. 0.4 of an orange

Explanation:

Formula to calculate the opportunity cost is

Opportunity cost =
`\frac{\text{Sacrificed}}{\text{Gained}}`

In this question for the high yield, sacrificed thing is 100 tubs of grapes and gain is to produce 250 tubs oranges.

Opportunity cost =
`(100)/(250)=0.4` of an orange

Therefore, Option A. 0.4 of an orange, will be the answer.