Childress Company produces three products, K1, S5, and G9. Each product uses the same type of direct material. K1 uses 3.7 pound
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Explanation:
United States is producing 200 tons of hamburgers and 60 tons of tacos.
United States' opportunity cost for producing 1 ton of hamburgers
=
= 0.3
United States' opportunity cost for producing 60 tons of tacos.
=
= 3.33
So we see that US has a lower opportunity cost in producing hamburgers, so it has a comparative advantage in producing hamburgers.
Mexico is producing 40 tons of hamburgers and 50 tons of tacos.
Mexico's opportunity cost of producing a ton of hamburgers
=
= 1.25
Mexico's opportunity cost of producing a ton of tacos
=
= 0.8
So we see that Mexico has a lower opportunity cost in producing tacos, so it has a comparative advantage in making tacos.
Since US specializes in making hamburgers, it will produce 200 tons of hamburgers and 0 tons of tacos.
Mexico specializes in making tacos, it will produce 50 tons of tacos and 0 tons of hamburgers.
Answer:
other countries have a comparative advantage over Guatemala in the production of coffee, and Guatemala will import coffee.
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A country has comparative advantage in the production of a good or service If it produces the good or service at a lower opportunity cost when compared to its trading partners.
The price of Guatemala's coffee is higher when compared to the world price of coffee without international trade. It shows that Guatemala doesn't have a comparative advantage in the production of coffee. Guatemala should stop producing coffee and import instead. This would enable Guatemala focus more resocurces on the production of good for which it has comparative advantage.
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