Answer:
1a Crystal
1b. 1
Step-by-step explanation:
Victor and Crystal run a catering business in which they have two major tasks: getting new clients and preparing food for events and parties. It takes Victor 15 hours to prepare the food for an event and 3 hours of effort to get each new client. For Crystal, it takes 4 hours to prepare food for an event and 2 hours to get a new client.
In this scenario, Crystal has an absolute advantage in food preparation,and crystal has a comparative advantage in food preparation.
Suppose that initially Victor and Crystal are both doing both tasks. Then they decide to start shifting some work according to the principle of comparative advantage.
In particular, the person with the comparative advantage in food preparation will take over preparing food for one more event, and the other person will use the freed-up time to get more clients. As a result, the total number of events for which food is prepared will remain unchanged, but the number of new clients will increase by 1
The freed up time for crystal to one more plate is 4 hours not 15 because if the latter were the case Crystal would have been making approximately 4 plates in 15 minutes; but since the scenario is talking about number of plates remaining unchanged it refers to Crystal making one plate. Victor can only get 1 new client in 4 hours because he will need as much as 6 hours to be able to get 2 clients