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Question - Ireland and Scotland both produce potatoes and sausages. The table below presents their production possibilities schedules.

Production Possibilities Schedules

Ireland

Scotland

Potatoes (tons)

Sausage (tons)

Potatoes (tons)

Sausage (tons)

0

150

0

200

100

120

50

160

200

90

100

120

300

60

150

80

400

30

200

40

500

0

250

0

a. If the two countries decided to put their resources together, what is the maximum amount (in tons) of potatoes the two countries could produce?

a) 250 tons

b) 750 tons

c) 1,000 tons

d) 500 tons

b. If the two countries decided to put their resources together, what is the maximum amount (in tons) of sausages the two countries could produce?

a) 350 tons

b) 150 tons

c) 250 tons

d) 750 tons

 c. If the two countries each specialize, what is the maximum combination of potatoes and sausages that they can produce together?

750 tons of potatoes and 350 tons of sausages

250 tons of potatoes and 150 tons of sausages

500 tons of potatoes and 200 tons of sausages

650 tons of potatoes and 450 tons of sausages

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