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The tables give production possibilities data for two countries, Alpha and Beta, which have populations of equal size.
 Alpha’s production possibilities { \text { Alpha's production possibilities } }
ABCDE Fish (Tons)  806040200 Chips (Tons)  05101520 Beta’s production possibilities ABCDE Fish (Tons)  240180120600 Chips (Tons)  010203040\begin{array}{l}\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline & A & B & C & D & E \\\hline \text { Fish (Tons) } & 80 & 60 & 40 & 20 & 0 \\\hline \text { Chips (Tons) } & 0 & 5 & 10 & 15 & 20 \\\hline\end{array}\\\\\\{ \text { Beta's production possibilities } } \\\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline & A & B & C & D & E \\\hline \text { Fish (Tons) } & 240 & 180 & 120 & 60 & 0 \\\hline \text { Chips (Tons) } & 0 & 10 & 20 & 30 & 40 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array} The domestic opportunity cost of


A) producing a ton of chips in Alpha is 1/5 of a ton of ?sh. 1/51 / 5
B) producing a ton of chips in Beta is 6 tons of ?sh.
C) catching a ton of ?sh in Alpha is 5 tons of chips.
D) catching a ton of ?sh in Beta is 6 tons of chips.

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