Question

The law of comparative advantage indicates that if a group of individuals wants to maximize their joint output, then each good should be supplied by

Answer 1

Answer:

b. the low opportunity cost producer.

Explanation:

Here are the options to this question :

a. the person with the lowest wage rate.

b. the low opportunity cost producer.

c. the person with the most advanced technical knowledge.

d. the person that can accomplish the task most rapidly.

a country has comparative advantage in production if it produces at a lower opportunity cost when compared to other countries.

For example, country A produces 10kg of beans and 5kg of rice. Country B produces 5kg of beans and 10kg of rice.

for country A,

opportunity cost of producing beans = 5/10 = 0.5

opportunity cost of producing rice  = 10/5 = 2

for country B,

opportunity cost of producing rice = 5/10 = 0.5

opportunity cost of producing beans  = 10/5 = 2

Country A has a comparative advantage in the production of beans and country B has a comparative advantage in the production of rice