Suppose that the price of a TV is $200 and he price of an MP3 player is $50. What is the opportunity cost of a TV (in terms of MP3 players), and what is the opportunity cost of an MP3 player (in terms of TVs)?

What will be an ideal response?


The opportunity cost of a TV is 4 MP3 players, and the opportunity cost of an MP3 player is one fourth of a TV.

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