The United States Has a Comparative Advantage in Producing Cotton

question 162

Multiple Choice

The United States has a comparative advantage in producing cotton if the U.S. price of cotton before international trade is ________ the world price.

• A) less than
• B) equal to
• C) greater than
• D) not comparable to

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