Suppose Brazil has a comparative advantage in coffee production and Mexico has a comparative advantage in tomato production. If
these two countries specialize and trade, which of the following is true? A. Brazilian tomato producers are worse off.
B. Brazilian coffee producers are worse off.
C. Mexican tomato producers are worse off.
D. Mexican coffee producers are better off.
The correct answer is A. Brazilian tomato producers are worse off.
Explanation:
A country has a comparative advantage in producing a good and service if its opportunity cost of producing that good and service is lower than that of its trading partner. So it is better off for a country that has a lower opportunity cost in production a good or service to specialise in that good or service.
Brazil has a comparative advantage in coffee production, meaning, it is better off in specialising in the production of coffee and will be worse off if Brazil specialises in Tomato
Mexico has a comparative advantage is Tomato, meaning, she is better off in specialising in Tomato and worse off if she specialises in Coffee
the command and control are expensive and do not work in many cases but the tax based result in greater reduction and less costly to a society where the government also earns revenue.
C. the greater is the marginal productivity of labor relative to that of capital
Explanation:
An isoquant is a curve that shows all the combinations of inputs that yield the same level of output.
When adding one factor holding the other factor constant inevitably, leads to lower output levels, the isoquant must become steeper, as more capital is added instead of labour, and flatter when labour is added instead of capital. Returns to capital even decline.
Internal controls are are policies or processes put in place by the management arm of a company to ensure that the goals set by the firm are achieved both in the long term and short-term. These processes ensure safe custody of assets, reliability in financial information provided or used by the firm, compliance with regulations as well as effectiveness and efficiency in the day to day operations. With this in mind, maximisation of management compensation is not a goal of internal controls. According to COSO, there are 3 main goals of internal controls: to ensure effectiveness and efficiency of operations, reliability of financial reporting and compliance with laws and regulations.
