Suppose that a worker in Country A can make either 10 iPods or 5 tablets each year.Country A has 100 workers.Suppose a worker in Country B can make either 2 iPods or 10 tablets each year.Country B has 200 workers.Country B would be working efficiently if they were producing:
A)(200 iPods,1,750 tablets).
B)(200 iPods,1,500 tablets).
C)(200 iPods,1,000 tablets).
D)(200 iPods,750 tablets).

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Country B has 200 workers, and each can produce either 2 iPods or 10 tablets. If all workers produce iPods, they can make 400 iPods. If all produce tablets, they can make 2,000 tablets. Producing 200 iPods uses 100 workers, leaving 100 workers to produce tablets, which can make 1,000 tablets. Thus, (200 iPods, 1,000 tablets) is efficient.

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