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Alpha can produce either 18 oranges or 9 apples an hour, while Beta can produce either 16 oranges or 4 apples an hour. If the terms of trade are established as 1 apple for 4 oranges, then_____________.A. 0.25 apples; 0.5 apples.

B. 9 apples; 4 apples.
C. 0.5 apples; 0.25 apples.
D. 2 apples; 4 apples

User Anbraten
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Answer:

0.5 apples; 0.25 apples

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User Kennypu
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Answer:

C. 0.5 apples ; 0.25 apples

Step-by-step explanation:

for Alpha 9/18= 0.5

for Beta 4/16= 0.25

per oranges they CAN produce.

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