?Hair Pins /hourBandanas /hourNigel410Mia93
Consider two individuals, Nigel and Mia, who produce hair pins and bandanas. Nigel's and Mia's hourly productivity are shown in Table 18.3. Nigel's opportunity cost of producing one hair pin is:
A. 1/3 of a bandana.
B. 2.5 bandanas.
C. 3 bandanas.
D. 10 bandanas.
Answer: B
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