Deborah and carlos need to decide which one of them will take time off from work to complete the rather urgent task of pruning their trees. deborah is pretty good with a pole saw; she can prune the trees in 30 minutes. carlos is somewhat slow; it takes him 5 hours to prune the trees. deborah earns $130 per hour as a psychiatrist, while carlos earns $25 per hour as a cobbler.
keeping in mind that either deborah or carlos must take time off from work to prune the trees, who has the lowest opportunity cost of completing the task?

Anew japanese restaurant opens two blocks from your home. the owner, reiko, is a personal friend of yours. you don't particularly like japanese food, but you decide to go anyway; however, there is nothing on the menu that sounds appealing. unfortunately, it turns out that most of the people in your town don't like japanese cuisine either. reiko confides that business is not good, but she isn't sure what to do from an economic standpoint. which of the following would most likely describe adam smith's perspective on this problem? select one: a. reiko should ask the government for assistance. b. reiko should close the restaurant and find a different career. c. reiko should lay off workers and do everything herself to save money. d. reiko should add other foods to the menu and offer discounts to attract more people to her restaurant.