Question : Why Marginal Opportunity Cost (MOC) is increasing?
Option 1: More and more units of a commodity is sacrificed to gain an additional unit
Option 2: Less and less units of a commodity is sacrificed to gain an additional unit
Option 3: More and more units of a commodity is gained to sacrifice an additional unit
Option 4: Both 2 and 3
Correct Answer: More and more units of a commodity is sacrificed to gain an additional unit
Solution : Because more and more units of a commodity are being given up in order to obtain a single additional gain unit, the marginal opportunity cost (MOC) is rising. Hence, the correct option is 1.
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Question : Determine the marginal opportunity cost of 10 units of commodity X:
Commodity X | Commodity Y |
20 | 10 |
10 | 14 |
Option 1: MOC = 10
Option 2: MOC = 20
Option 3: MOC = 14
Option 4: MOC = 2.5