When One Country Can Produce a Product at a Lower

question 159

Multiple Choice

When one country can produce a product at a lower cost in terms of other goods, that country is said to have

• A) an absolute advantage.
• B) a comparative advantage.
• C) a productive advantage.
• D) an unfair advantage.

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