Scenario: Jack takes 3 hours to complete a painting and 6 hours to create a sculpture. He has 30 hours of time to spend on both activities.
-Refer to the scenario above.Which of the following combinations will lie below Jack's production possibilities curve?
A) 10 paintings and 6 sculptures
B) 5 paintings and 1 sculpture
C) 10 paintings only
D) 10 sculptures only

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If Jack spends 6 hours on creating a sculpture, he will only have 24 hours left to spend on painting (30-6=24). In 24 hours, he can only complete 8 paintings (3 hours per painting), thus the maximum combination of paintings and sculptures he can produce within 30 hours would be 8 paintings and 1 sculpture. Therefore, option B (5 paintings and 1 sculpture) is the only combination that lies below Jack's production possibilities curve.

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