Consider the production possibilities frontier displayed in the figure shown. The opportunity cost of one watermelon is:
A. 10 bushels of apples.
B. 20 bushels of apples.
C. 30 bushels of apples.
D. 40 bushels of apples.
B. 20 bushels of apples.
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