Say that Alland can produce 32 units of food per person per year or 16 units of clothing per person per year, but Georgeland can produce 36 units of food per year or 18 units of clothing. Which of the following is true?

Georgeland has an absolute but not a comparative advantage in producing clothing.

Georgeland has both an absolute and a comparative advantage in producing clothing.

Alland has an absolute but not a comparative advantage in producing food.

Alland has both an absolute and a comparative advantage in producing food.

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Colton

19 February, 01:09

Say that Alland can produce 32 units of food per person per year or 16 units of clothing per person per year, but Georgeland can produce 36 units of food per year or 18 units of clothing. Which of the following is true?

Georgeland has an absolute but not a comparative advantage in producing clothing.

Georgeland has both an absolute and a comparative advantage in producing clothing.

Alland has an absolute but not a comparative advantage in producing food.

Alland has both an absolute and a comparative advantage in producing food.

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Houston Eaton · Answer 1

Georgeland has an absolute but not a comparative advantage in producing clothing.

Explanation:

Absolute advantage is defined as the ability of a firm to produce higher amounts of a product as a result of use of the same resources with other competitors. It is usually bad a result of more efficient production process.

Comparative advantage is the ability of a firm to produce goods at a lower opportunity cost. Therefore they are able to sell at lower price compared to competitors.

Georgeland can produce 18 units of clothe per year while Alland can produce 16 units per year, so Georgeland has absolute advantage.

In producing clothes Georgeland has opportunity cost of 36 units of food which is higher than that of Alland which is 32 units of food. So Georgeland does not have comparative advantage in producing clothes.