A medical clinic employs 10 workers.Each worker can produce a maximum of either 2 units of medical services or 5 units of administrative services a day.The opportunity cost of one more unit of medical services is

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The opportunity cost of producing one more unit of medical services is the amount of administrative services that must be forgone. Since each worker can produce 2 units of medical services or 5 units of administrative services, the opportunity cost of 1 unit of medical services is 5/2 = 2.5 units of administrative services.

A Medical Clinic Employs 10 Workers