Prompt
Two college roommates are discussing how to divide up the chores for their shared apartment See the chart below and answer
the questions that follow in paragraph form
Sherrod
Clarke
Clean the Bathroom
60 minutes
45 minutes
Dust a room
30 minutes
45 minutes
In a one to two paragraphs answer the following questions with thorough explanations:
1. What is Sherrod's opportunity cost of cleaning the bathroom in terms of dusting a room? 10 pts
2. What is Sherrod's opportunity cost of dusting a room in terms of cleaning the room? 10 pts
3. What is Clarke's opportunity cost of cleaning the bathroom in terms of dusting a room? 10 pts
4. What is Clarke's opportunity cost of dusting a room in terms of cleaning the room? 10 pts
5. Who has the absolute advantage in cleaning the bathroom? In Dusting a room? 10 pts
6. Who has the comparative advantage in cleaning the bathroom? In dusting a room? 10 pts
7. Who should do which chore and why? Your answer should be based only on the information you have been given and
considering comparative advantage. 40 pts