Question

Latasha and Jake need to decide which one of them will take time off from work to complete the rather urgent task of shearing their llamas. Latasha is pretty good with a pair of shears; she can shear the llamas in 1 hour. Jake is somewhat slow; it takes him 6 hours to shear the llamas. Latasha earns $120 per hour as a lawyer, while Jake earns $15 per hour as a barber.

Answer 1

Answer:

Jake should shear the llamas.

Explanation:

Latasha can shear the llamas in 1 hour.

Jake takes 6 hours to shear the llamas.

Latasha earns $120 per hour as a lawyer, while Jake earns $15 per hour as a barber.

Latasha can either earn $120 in an hour or shear a llama.

In 6 hours Jake can earn either shear a llama or earn

= $15\ \times\ 6$ 

= $90

The opportunity cost of shearing llamas is high for Latasha ($120) while, it is lower for Jake ($90). So, Jake should shear the llamas.