Question

Suppose that the United States has an absolute advantage over Mexico in producing both agricultural and manufactured goods. In the U. S., the opportunity cost of 1 unit of agricultural output is 2 units of manufactured goods. In Mexico, the opportunity cost of 1 unit of agricultural output is 1.5 units of manufactured goods. Total production in the U. S. and Mexico will be maximized if

Answer 1

Given the above scenario, the total production in the U.S. and Mexico will be maximized if Mexico focuses on Agricultural produce and the US on Manufactured produce.

What is product maximization?

Product maximization refers to the process via which two trading nationalities or entities focus on the goods where they have the least opportunity cost.

Thus, n this case,  the total production in the U.S. and Mexico will be maximized if Mexico focuses on Agricultural produce and the US on Manufactured produce.

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