Table 3-15

-Refer to Table 3-15. Assume that the farmer and the rancher each has 40 labor hours available. If each person divides his time equally between the production of meat and potatoes, then total production is
A)5 pounds of meat and 4 pounds of potatoes.
B)6 pounds of meat and 7.5 pounds of potatoes.
C)7.5 pounds of meat and 6 pounds of potatoes.
D)10 pounds of meat and 8 pounds of potatoes.

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Table 3-15
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-Refer to Table 3-15. Assume that the farmer and the rancher each has 40 labor hours available. If each person divides his time equally between the production of meat and potatoes, then total production is
A)5 pounds of meat and 4 pounds of potatoes. 
B)6 pounds of meat and 7.5 pounds of potatoes. 
C)7.5 pounds of meat and 6 pounds of potatoes. 
D)10 pounds of meat and 8 pounds of potatoes.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

From the table, we see that the farmer can produce 3 pounds of meat and 2 pounds of potatoes in 40 hours, while the rancher can produce 2.5 pounds of meat and 2 pounds of potatoes in 40 hours.

If they each divide their time equally between the production of meat and potatoes, then the farmer would produce 1.5 pounds of meat and 1 pound of potatoes, while the rancher would produce 1.25 pounds of meat and 1 pound of potatoes.

Therefore, the total production would be:

Meat: 1.5 + 1.25 = 2.75 pounds 
Potatoes: 1 + 1 = 2 pounds

So the best choice is C, which has the closest total production to these numbers.

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