The opportunity cost of gathering firewood is then the calories of fish given up per log of firewood gained. (Fill in the blanks in the formula and perform the calculation). Opportunity Cost of Gathering =   cals fish   logs woo   = calories per log

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The opportunity cost of gathering firewood is then the calories of fish given up per log of firewood gained. (Fill in the blanks in the formula and perform the calculation).

Opportunity Cost of Gathering

=

 

cals fish

 

logs woo

 

=

calories per log

Fish (cals)
7000
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
0
10
20
30
Your PPF
Production Possibility Frontier
40
Friday's PPF
50
60
Firewood (logs)
70
80
90
Both Student and Friday's Production Point
100
110
120
Transcribed Image Text:Fish (cals) 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 0 10 20 30 Your PPF Production Possibility Frontier 40 Friday's PPF 50 60 Firewood (logs) 70 80 90 Both Student and Friday's Production Point 100 110 120
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