Earth Movers & Shakers Operates 3 Iron Ore Mines The Opportunity Cost of Moving One Miner from Mother Lode

Multiple Choice

Earth Movers & Shakers operates 3 iron ore mines. The table below shows each mine's total daily production and the current number of miners at each mine. All miners work for the same wage, and each miner in any given mine produces the same number of tons per day as every other miner in that mine. $$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | } \hline & \begin{array} { c } \text { Total Tons } \\\text { Per Day }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Number of } \\\text { Miners }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Mother Lode } & 100 & 25 \\\hline \text { Scraping Bottom } & 30 & 10 \\\hline \text { Middle Drift } & 75 & 15 \\\hline\end{array}$$ The opportunity cost of moving one miner from Mother Lode to another mine is:

A) 2 tons per day.
B) 3 tons per day.
C) 4 tons per day.
D) 1 ton per day.