In an hour, james can catch 5 pounds of trout or pick 10 pounds of oranges. in an hour, sam can catch 3 pounds of trout or pick 12 pounds of oranges. the opportunity cost of catching a pound of trout is for jacob than for sam, and the opportunity cost of picking a pound of apples is for jacob than for sam.

The correct answer is: lower; higher.

Explanation:

Opportunity cost is the cost of sacrificing the second-best alternative.

James can catch 5 pounds of trout or pick 10 pounds of oranges.

Sam can catch 3 pounds of trout or pick 12 pounds of oranges.

The opportunity cost of catching trouts for James is

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= 2

The opportunity cost of catching trouts for Sam is

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= 4

So we see that James has a lower opportunity cost of catching trouts.

The opportunity cost of picking oranges for James is

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= 0.5

The opportunity cost of picking oranges for Sam is

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= 0.25

So we see that James has a higher opportunity cost for picking oranges.

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