Refer to Table 1-1 Which country has a comparative advantage in the production of bread? Group of answer choicesDerrylandWhetonia Assume that Derryland and Whetonia can switch between producing cheese andproducing bread at a constant rate.Table 1-1Labor Hours Needed to Make Number of Units Produced in 401 Unit ofHoursCheeseBreadCheeseBreadDerryland144010Whetonia2208The rest of the questions refer to Table 1-1The opportunity cost of 1 unit of cheese for Derryland in terms of units of bread is

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Which country has a comparative advantage in the production of bread?

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Whetonia

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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