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The competitive price of coconuts is $\$ 6$ per pound and the price of fish is $\$ 3$ per pound. If society were to give up 1 pound of coconuts, how many more pounds of fish could be produced?
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Since the price of coconuts is $6 per pound and the price of fish is $3 per pound, the opportunity cost of 1 pound of coconuts is 2 pounds of fish. This is because $6 worth of coconuts can be exchanged for $6 worth of fish, which is 2 pounds of fish at $3 per Show more…
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