Scenario: Consider Two Economies, Beta and Zeta

Multiple Choice

Scenario: Consider two economies, Beta and Zeta. Each farmer in Beta can grow 1,000 pounds of apples or 500 pounds of oranges in a year. Each farmer in Zeta can grow 400 pounds of apples or 1,200 pounds of oranges in a year.
-Refer to the scenario above.The opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of apples in Beta is ________.

A) 0.5 pounds of oranges
B) 2 pounds of oranges
C) 10 pounds of oranges
D) 15 pounds of oranges