Students are working on an assignment that benefits from teamwork. Barry is a highly analytical person and Jane is a more creative individual. The following chart indicates how long it will take Barry and Jane to complete a task.
Analytical
Creative
Barry
5 hours
8 hours
Jane
7 hours
10 hours
a. Indicate whether Barry or Jane has an absolute advantage in completing (1) analytical tasks and (2) creative tasks.
b. Barry and Jane would like to finish the assignment that their instructor gave to them as soon as possible. Does Barry or Jane have a relative advantage in completing either of the tasks? If so, do you feel that they should focus on their core competencies and split up the tasks to complete the assignment (assume that the workload is 50% analytical and 50% creative)?
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Students are working on an assignment that benefits from teamwork. Barry is a highly analytical person and Jane is a more creative individual. The following chart indicates how long it will take Barry and Jane to complete a task.
| Analytical | Creative | |
| Barry | 5 hours | 8 hours |
| Jane | 7 hours | 10 hours |
a. Indicate whether Barry or Jane has an absolute advantage in completing (1) analytical tasks and (2) creative tasks.
b. Barry and Jane would like to finish the assignment that their instructor gave to them as soon as possible. Does Barry or Jane have a relative advantage in completing either of the tasks? If so, do you feel that they should focus on their core competencies and split up the tasks to complete the assignment (assume that the workload is 50% analytical and 50% creative)?
Please show and explain all work
