Question

Pat decides to purchase a Hyundai from South Korea instead of the U.S.-produced Ford because of the vehicle's lower price. This illustrates the A) absolute advantage of the U.S. in producing Ford vehicles. B) absolute advantage of South Korea in producing Ford vehicles. C) comparative advantage of the U.S. in producing Hyundai vehicles. Eliminate D) absolute advantage of South Korea in producing Hyundai vehicles.

Answer 1

Answer:

D

Explanation:

Pat's decision to purchase the Hyundai illustrates the absolute advantage of South Korea in producing Hyundai vehicles. Absolute advantage refers to a situation in which a country- or a business- can produce more of something with the same amount of effort and resources.

Answer 2

I believe the answer is D.  absolute advantage of South Korea in producing Hyundai vehicles.
Absolute advantage refers to the ability of certain country to produce a particular goods or services at the lower price. The cost of living in south korea is significantly smaller than united states which make them could affor paying their workers with lower salary compared to us labor.