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Scenario: Foodland and Drinkland Two countries, Foodland and Drinkland, produce food and drinks. In Foodland, one resource unit produces 20 tons of food and one resource unit produces 10 tons of drinks. In Drinkland, one resource unit produces 12 tons of food and one resource unit produces 24 tons of drinks. Food Drinks Foodland 20 10 Drinkland 12 24 Which theory suggests that a country should produce and export those goods and services for which it is relatively more productive than other countries and import those goods and services for which other countries are relatively more productive? Question 22 options: specialization of countries comparative advantage absolute advantage relative advantage

          Scenario: Foodland and Drinkland
Two countries, Foodland and Drinkland, produce food and drinks. In Foodland, one resource unit produces 20 tons of food and one resource unit produces 10 tons of drinks. In Drinkland, one resource unit produces 12 tons of food and one resource unit produces 24 tons of drinks.

Food Drinks
Foodland 20 10
Drinkland 12 24

Which theory suggests that a country should produce and export those goods and services for which it is relatively more productive than other countries and import those goods and services for which other countries are relatively more productive?

Question 22 options:
specialization of countries
comparative advantage
absolute advantage
relative advantage
        
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Gregory Mankiw 8th Edition
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Scenario: Foodland and Drinkland Two countries, Foodland and Drinkland, produce food and drinks. In Foodland, one resource unit produces 20 tons of food and one resource unit produces 10 tons of drinks. In Drinkland, one resource unit produces 12 tons of food and one resource unit produces 24 tons of drinks. Food Drinks Foodland 20 10 Drinkland 12 24 Which theory suggests that a country should produce and export those goods and services for which it is relatively more productive than other countries and import those goods and services for which other countries are relatively more productive? Question 22 options: specialization of countries comparative advantage absolute advantage relative advantage
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00:01 So here we are talking trade, right? and we have two countries x and y and we have the opportunity cost of apples and the opportunity cost of oranges, right? so we have one two, right one orange two orange one apple 0 .5 apples so here how should we interpret this, right? so i would look at this number and say look y has the advantage in oranges right, it gives up fewer apples if you want to grow oranges every ton of oranges in y requires the sacrifice of half ton of apples as opposed to an x where you will have the sacrifice a full ton of apples twice as many and similarly over here x has a comparative advantage in apples right again.
01:03 It is giving up fewer apples...
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