The Accompanying Table Shows Labor-Productivity ?Gures in Two Countries Facing

question 112

Multiple Choice

$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline & \begin{array} { c } \text { Meat per Worker } \\\text { per Day }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Houses per } \\\text { Worker per Day }\end{array} \\\hline A & 40 & 80 \\\hline B & 10 & 40 \\\hline\end{array}$$ The accompanying table shows labor-productivity ?gures in two countries facing constant costs. It can be deduced that

• A) country A can produce more meat and houses than country B.
• B) country A has a comparative advantage in producing houses.
• C) country B has the absolute advantage in producing houses.
• D) country B has a comparative advantage in producing houses.

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Definitions:

Utility Schedule

A table or graph that shows the satisfaction or utility a consumer derives from consuming different quantities of a good or service.

Total Utility

The overall satisfaction or enjoyment a person gets from consuming a certain quantity of goods or services.

Marginal Utility

The boost in contentment or usefulness someone achieves from consuming an additional item of a good or service.

Consumer Surplus

The variance between the price consumers intend to pay for a good or service and the price they actually incur.