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Huey and Steve Can Grow Potatoes or Tomatoes

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 Potatoes  (pounds)   Tomatoes  (pounds)   Huey 12 or 8 Steve 6 or 2\begin{array} { l | c c c } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Potatoes } \\\text { (pounds) }\end{array} && \begin{array} { c } \text { Tomatoes } \\\text { (pounds) }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Huey } & 12 & \text { or } & 8 \\\text { Steve } & 6 & \text { or } & 2\end{array}
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Huey and Steve can grow potatoes or tomatoes. The table above shows the pounds of potatoes and tomatoes Huey and Steve can grow in a week. Based on the table, Huey's opportunity cost of producing one pound of tomatoes is


A) 0.66 pound of potatoes.
B) 0, because he has an absolute advantage in it.
C) 1.0 pound of potatoes.
D) 1.5 pounds of potatoes.
E) 0, because he has a comparative advantage in it.

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