(Table) According to the Data in the Table, Which Statement

question 338

Multiple Choice

(Table) According to the data in the table, which statement explains who has a comparative advantage in the production of shirts? $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline & \begin{array} { l } \text { Hours to Produce a } \\\text { Shirt }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Hours to Produce } \\\text { a Cake }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Tom } & 5 & 3 \\\hline \text { Joe } & 6 & 4 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A) Tom, because he can produce a shirt in fewer hours than Joe can
• B) Joe, because he uses more hours than Tom to produce a shirt
• C) Tom, because he gives up production of 1.67 cakes for every shirt he produces
• D) Joe, because he gives up production of 1.5 cakes for every shirt he produces