Dent 'n' Scratch Used Cars and Trucks employs 3 salesmen. Data for their sales last month are shown in this table:
$\begin{array}{l|r|r|r}
\hline & \text { Cars Sold } & \text { Trucks Sold } \
\hline \text { Larry } & 10 & 5 \
\hline \text { Joe } & 9 & 9 \
\hline \text { Ralph } & 3 & 12 \
\hline
\end{array}$
Based on last month's data, Joe's opportunity cost of selling a car is ________ than Ralph's, and Joe's opportunity cost of selling a car is ________ than Larry's.

Question

Dent 'n' Scratch Used Cars and Trucks employs 3 salesmen. Data for their sales last month are shown in this table:  
$\begin{array}{l|r|r|r}
\hline & \text { Cars Sold } & \text { Trucks Sold } \
\hline \text { Larry } & 10 & 5 \
\hline \text { Joe } & 9 & 9 \
\hline \text { Ralph } & 3 & 12 \
\hline
\end{array}$  
Based on last month's data, Joe's opportunity cost of selling a car is ________ than Ralph's, and Joe's opportunity cost of selling a car is ________ than Larry's.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Joe's opportunity cost of selling a car is less than Ralph's because Joe sells more trucks than Ralph. Joe's opportunity cost of selling a car is greater than Larry's because Larry sells more cars than Joe.

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