Tom and Jerry have two tasks to do all day: make dishes and build fences. If Tom spends all day making dishes, he will have make 16 dishes. If he instead devotes his day to building fences, Tom will build 4 fences. If Jerry spends his day making dishes, he will make 14 dishes; if he spends the day building fences, he will build 7 fences. The opportunity cost of one fence is ________ for Tom and ________ for Jerry. Therefore Tom should specialize in ________.
A. 4 dishes; 2 dishes; dishes
B. 16 dishes; 14 dishes; fences
C. 16 dishes; 14 dishes; dishes
D. 4 dishes; 2 dishes; fences
Answer: A
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