Assume a society can produce either olives or grapes. If the marginal rate of transformation of bushels of olives into bushels of grapes is 0.2, then the opportunity cost of grapes is

A) the 5 bushels of olives that must be forgone.
B) the 5 bushels of grapes that must be forgone.
C) the 0.2 bushels of olives that must be forgone.
D) the additional 0.2 gallons of olives that can be produced.

Marginal Rate

Often refers to the marginal rate of substitution or marginal rate of transformation in economics, indicating the rate at which one good can be substituted for another.

Transformation

The process of converting inputs into outputs, often relating to the change of raw materials into finished products in the context of production.

Opportunity Cost

The rejection of potential benefits from alternative propositions when favoring one.