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Table 13 Shows the Hypothetical Trade-Off Between Different Combinations of Brushes

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Table 1.3 shows the hypothetical trade-off between different combinations of brushes and combs that might be produced in a year with the limited capacity for Country X,ceteris paribus. Table 1.3
Production Possibilities for Brushes and Combs
 Combination  Number of  combs  Opportunity  Cost(Foregone  brushes)   Number of  brushes  Opportunity Cost  (Foregone combs)  J40 NA K310L217M121N0 NA 23\begin{array} { | l | c | c | r | r | } \hline \text { Combination } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Number of } \\\text { combs }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Opportunity } \\\text { Cost(Foregone } \\\text { brushes) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Number of } \\\text { brushes }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Opportunity Cost } \\\text { (Foregone combs) }\end{array} \\\hline \mathrm { J } & 4 & &0& \text { NA } \\\hline \mathrm { K } & 3 & & 10 & \\\hline \mathrm { L } & 2 & & 17 & \\\hline \mathrm { M} & 1 & & 21 & \\\hline \mathrm { N } & 0 & \text { NA } & 23 & \\\hline\end{array} On the basis of Table 1.3,in the production range of 2 to 3 combs the opportunity cost of producing 1 more comb in terms of brushes is


A) 3.33.
B) 7.0.
C) 0.67.
D) 0.14.

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