Refer to the figure below For Pat the opportunity cost of re

Refer to the figure below. For Pat, the opportunity cost of removing one bag of trash is planting:

Select one:

a. 100 bulbs.

b. 5 bulbs.

c. 1/100 of a bulb.

d. 1/5 of a bulb

100 N Pat\'s PPC 75 2 50 25 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 Bags of Trash Removed Per Hour

Solution

Ans: 5 bulbs

Explanation:

The opportunity cost of removing one bag of trash = 100 / 20 = 5 bulbs of planting.

It means to remove one bag of trash one has to plant 5 bulbs.