Question

Use the numbers to place the companies in order of greatest comparative advantage to least comparative advantage in

Answer 1

Answer:

2, 1, 3, 4

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

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Use the numbers to place the companies in order of greatest comparative advantage to least comparative advantage in producing large tubes of toothpaste.

Toothpaste company

Large tubes

Small tubes

1

Sparkling

100 per hour

200 per hour

2

Bright White

100 per hour

250 per hour

3

Fresh!

200 per hour

250 per hour

4

Mmmint

150 per hour

150 per hour

2, 1, 3, 4

4, 1, 2, 3

4, 3, 1, 2

3, 2, 1, 4

Answer:

4, 3, 1, 2

Step-by-step explanation:

formula for comparative advantage is

CA=rate of producing large tubes/rate of producing small tube

For 1 Sparkling:

$CA=100/200\\\\CA=0.5$

For 2 Bright White:

$CA=100/250\\\\CA=0.4$

For 3 Fresh:

$CA=200/250\\\\CA=0.8$

For 4 Mint:

$CA=150/150\\\\CA=1$

thus, to place the companies in order of greatest comparative advantage to least comparative advantage in  producing large tubes of toothpaste is 4, 3, 1, 2