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3 years ago

A nation that has a comparative advantage in producing a good or service compared to

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NNADVOKAT [17]3 years ago

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Answer:

Opportunity cost

Explanation:

A country is said to have a comparative advantage in producing a good, if it has a lower opportunity cost of producing that good in comparison to the other country. For instance if the opportunity cost of producing Wheat in U.S is 2. While that in China is 1. It shows that China has a comparative advantage in producing wheat as compared to the U.S.

So a nation that has a comparative advantage in producing a good or service compared to the other nation can produce that good or service with a lower opportunity cost.

Efficiency, Profit and Resource cost are not directly related to comparative advantage. Although efficiency can contribute towards lower opportunity cost but it is not a scale used for international trade.

Thus, lower opportunity cost is the best alternative.

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Answer:

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Answer:

Investor A = $545216 .

Investor B = $352377

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Annual rate ( r ) = 9.38%

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<u> Calculate the balance at age of 65</u>

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= $2000 (FIP, 9.38%, 31) = $322159 x (1 + 0.0938) ≈ $352377

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Explanation:

Income statement

Dirk bike mountain bike. Racing bike. Total

$ $ $ $

Sales. 264,000. 407,000 256,000 927,000

Less :Variablecost 114,000. 200,000 157,000. 471,000

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Contribution margin 150,000 207,000 99,000 456,000

Less: Fixed cost

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Salary of product line manager 40,900. 38,400 36,500 115,800

Allocated common fixed expenses 52,800 81,400 51,200. 185,400

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