Question

Suppose that France and Germany both produce fish and olives. France's opportunity cost of producing a crate of olives is 4 pounds of fish while Germany's opportunity cost of producing a crate of olives is 10 pounds of fish. By comparing the opportunity cost of producing olives in the two countries, you can tell that __________ has a comparative advantage in the production of olives and _______ has a comparative advantage in the production of fish.

Answer 1

Answer:

France

Germany

Explanation:

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

France has a lower opportunity cost in the production of olives compared to Germany.

It means that Germany would have a lower opportunity cost in the production of fish when compared to France.

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