Figure 3-4
-Refer to Figure 3-4. Suppose Ben and Jerry both spend half their time producing beer and half their time producing wine. What do we know?
A)This is not an efficient allocation of time for either Ben or Jerry.
B)Ben will produce 4 bottles of beer and 2 bottles of wine.
C)Jerry will produce 1.5 bottles of beer and 4.5 bottles of wine.
D)Ben will produce 8 bottles of beer and 4 bottles of wine.

Question

Figure 3-4  
-Refer to Figure 3-4. Suppose Ben and Jerry both spend half their time producing beer and half their time producing wine. What do we know?
A)This is not an efficient allocation of time for either Ben or Jerry. 
B)Ben will produce 4 bottles of beer and 2 bottles of wine. 
C)Jerry will produce 1.5 bottles of beer and 4.5 bottles of wine. 
D)Ben will produce 8 bottles of beer and 4 bottles of wine.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

If Ben spends half his time on each activity, he will produce half of his maximum output for each. Assuming his maximum is 8 bottles of beer and 4 bottles of wine, he will produce 4 bottles of beer and 2 bottles of wine.