The Principle of Comparative Advantage Essentially States That

question 182

Multiple Choice

The principle of comparative advantage essentially states that

• A) there are some goods for which the opportunity costs of production are the same regardless of who produces them.
• B) some goods have high opportunity costs and low absolute costs.
• C) specialization can reduce output rather than increase it.
• D) total output of an economic system is greatest when each good is produced by those who have the lowest opportunity cost of producing the good.

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