Fiona and Alicia divide their time equally between ironing shirts and cooking meals.Fiona can iron 5 shirts and cook 2 meals in an hour.Alicia can iron 6 shirts and cook 1 meal in an hour.If they have to iron 15 shirts and cook 5 meals, who should specialize in which activity?
A)Fiona should do all the work.
B)Alicia should do all the work.
C)Fiona should specialize in cooking meals and Alicia should specialize in ironing shirts.
D)Alicia should specialize in cooking meals and Fiona should specialize in ironing shirts.

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Fiona has a comparative advantage in cooking meals because she can cook 2 meals in the time it takes to iron 5 shirts, whereas Alicia can only cook 1 meal in the time it takes to iron 6 shirts. Alicia has a comparative advantage in ironing shirts because she can iron more shirts in an hour (6 shirts) compared to Fiona (5 shirts). Therefore, Fiona should specialize in cooking meals, and Alicia should specialize in ironing shirts for efficiency.

Fiona and Alicia Divide Their Time Equally Between Ironing Shirts