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Description: 10)Suppose that in a three-hour block of time you can either make 2 batches of chocolate chip cookies or word-process 10 pages of text. In contrast, your roommate Keshawn can either make 4 batches of cookies or word-process 5 pages of text in a three

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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ISBN:9780190931919

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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10)Suppose that in a three-hour block of time you can either make 2 batches of chocolate chip cookies or word-process 10 pages of text. In contrast, your roommate Keshawn can either make 4 batches of cookies or word-process 5 pages of text in a three-hour block of time. Which of the following is correct *

a)Your comparative advantage is in making cookies.

b)None of the above

c)Keshawn's comparative advantage is in word-processing text.

d)Your comparative advantage is in word-processing text.

Definition Video Definition Ability of a country to produce goods and services at a lower opportunity cost compared to other countries. Here, opportunity cost refers to the forgone units of one good in order to produce one more unit of another good. For example, the opportunity cost of producing good X in country A is 2Y and in country B is 1.25Y. Country B has a lower opportunity cost of producing good X than country A. Therefore, country B has a comparative advantage in the production of good X. Video

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