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On a graph we draw a consumer's budget constraint, measuring the number of pineapples on the horizontal axis and the number of pencils on the vertical axis. If the slope of the budget constraint is -6, thenGroup of answer choicesa pineapple costs six times as much as a pencil.the opportunity cost of a pineapple is one-sixth of a pencil.a pencil costs six times as much as a pineapple.the opportunity cost of a pencil is six pineapples.

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On a graph we draw a consumer's budget constraint, measuring the number of pineapples on the horizontal axis and the number of pencils on the vertical axis. If the slope of the budget constraint is -6, thenGroup of answer choicesa pineapple costs six times as much as a pencil.the opportunity cost of a pineapple is one-sixth of a pencil.a pencil costs six times as much as a pineapple.the opportunity cost of a pencil is six pineapples.

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The slope of the budget constraint represents the rate at which a consumer can trade one good for another, or the opportunity cost of one good in terms of the other. In this case, the slope of the budget constraint is -6, which means that the consumer can trade 6 pencils for 1 pineapple. Therefore, the opportunity cost of a pencil is six pineapples.

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