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Suppose That Sheldon and Leonard Can Either Run Errands or Wash

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Suppose that Sheldon and Leonard can either run errands or wash dishes. Their maximum output per hour is listed in the following table. Given the same quantity of resources, at what terms of trade (relative price ratio) could they specialize and trade so that both consume outside their own production possibilities frontier (PPF) ?  Errands  Run  Opporturity  Cost of 1  Errand  Dishes  Washed  Opportumity  Cost of 1 Dish  Washed  Sheldon 160 dishes 601/60 errand  Leonard 315 dishes 451/15 errand \begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | } \hline & \begin{array} { l } \text { Errands } \\\text { Run }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Opporturity } \\\text { Cost of 1 } \\\text { Errand }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Dishes } \\\text { Washed }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Opportumity } \\\text { Cost of 1 Dish } \\\text { Washed }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Sheldon } & 1 & 60 \text { dishes } & 60 & 1 / 60 \text { errand } \\\hline \text { Leonard } & 3 & 15 \text { dishes } & 45 & 1 / 15 \text { errand } \\\hline\end{array}


A) 1 errand run per 75 dishes washed
B) 1 errand run per 30 dishes washed
C) 1 errand run per 12 dishes washed
D) 1 errand run per 10 dishes washed
E) 1 errand run per 6 dishes washed

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