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OpenStudy (jennychan12):

opportunity cost question (attached below)

OpenStudy (jennychan12):

OpenStudy (jennychan12):

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OpenStudy (jennychan12):

you have absolute advantage in producing bananas and neighbor has absolute advantage in producing coconuts. neighbor also have comparative advantage in producing coconuts?

OpenStudy (rane):

Comparative advantage occurs when one country can produce a good or service at a lower opportunity cost than another. This means a country can produce a good relatively cheaper than other countries The theory of comparative advantage states that if countries specialise in producing goods where they have a lower opportunity cost , then there will be an increase in economic welfare. Therefore the neighbour has a comparative advantage in producing coconuts because it has a lower opportunity cost

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