Dent 'n' Scratch Used Cars and Trucks employs 3 salesmen. Data for their sales last month are shown in this table: $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | }
\hline & \text { Cars Sold } & \text { Trucks Sold } \
\hline \text { Larry } & 10 & 5 \
\hline \text { Joe } & 9 & 9 \
\hline \text { Ralph } & 3 & 12 \
\hline
\end{array}$$ 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: $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } 
\hline & \text { Cars Sold } & \text { Trucks Sold } \
\hline \text { Larry } & 10 & 5 \
\hline \text { Joe } & 9 & 9 \
\hline \text { Ralph } & 3 & 12 \
\hline
\end{array}$$ 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 Ralph sells more trucks than cars, so selling a car represents a greater opportunity cost for him. Joe's opportunity cost of selling a car is greater than Larry's because Larry sells more cars than trucks, so selling a car represents a lesser opportunity cost for him.

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