Question 1
POST_UTME_SKYLINE_UNIVERSITY
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2022
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COMMERCE
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objective
The concept of comparative advantage in international trade is based on the idea that countries should specialize in producing goods for which they have a lower opportunity cost. Which of the following is a correct example of comparative advantage?
Answer Options
A.
Country A produces 100 units of wheat and 50 units of cloth, while Country B produces 50 units of wheat and 100 units of cloth.
Correct Answer
B.
Country A produces 100 units of wheat and 50 units of cloth, while Country B produces 50 units of wheat and 100 units of cloth, but Country A has a lower opportunity cost of producing cloth.
C.
Country A produces 100 units of wheat and 50 units of cloth, while Country B produces 50 units of wheat and 100 units of cloth, but Country B has a lower opportunity cost of producing wheat.
D.
Country A produces 100 units of wheat and 50 units of cloth, while Country B produces 50 units of wheat and 100 units of cloth, but Country A has a lower opportunity cost of producing both wheat and cloth.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
Country A produces 100 units of wheat and 50 units of cloth, while Country B produces 50 units of wheat and 100 units of cloth, but Country A has a lower opportunity cost of producing cloth.
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2022
Commerce
Question 1.
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2022
Post Utme Skyline University
Commerce
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