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1. Mabel and Sam both produce tomatoes and pasta sauce. The table shows their po

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Mabel and Sam both produce tomatoes and pasta sauce. The table shows their possible production per month if both work the same number of 8 hour days. Given this information, Mabel's opportunity cost of 1 lb. of tomatoes is 2 jars of sauce and Sam's opportunity cost of 1 lb. of tomatoes is 3 jars of sauce. 3 jars of sauce and Sam's opportunity cost of 1 lb. of tomatoes is 2 jars of sauce. 20 jars of sauce and Sam's opportunity cost of 1 lb. of tomatoes is 30 jars of sauce. 30 jars of sauce and Sam's opportunity cost of 1 lb. of tomatoes is 20 jars of sauce.

Explanation / Answer

30 jars of sauce and sam's is 20