Table 19-12
Output Per Hour Production and Production
of Work

question 217

Multiple Choice

Table 19-12
Output per hour Production and Production
of work Consumption without Trade with Trade
$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline & \text { Swords } & \text { Belts } & \text { Swords } & \text { Belts } & \text { Swords } & \text { Belts } \\\hline \text { Estonia } & 5 & 3 & 100 & 40 & 200 & 0 \\\hline \text { Morocco } & 2 & 2 & 60 & 60 & 0 & 120 \\\hline\end{array}$ Estonia and Morocco can produce both swords and belts. Each country has a total of 40 available labor hours for the production of swords and belts. Table 19-12 shows the output per hour of work, the production and consumption quantities without trade, and the production numbers with trade.
-Refer to Table 19-12.Which country has an absolute advantage in producing swords?

• A) Estonia
• B) Morocco
• C) both countries
• D) neither country

Analyze the risk profiles of hedge funds and the challenges in performance evaluation.

Understand the concepts of alpha and beta in the context of hedge fund performance and risk management.

Comprehend the methods hedge funds use for hedging and leveraging in investment strategies.

Recognize the importance and impact of biases such as survivorship and backfill biases on hedge fund performance reporting.

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Definitions:

Absolute Advantage

A country's ability to produce a certain good more efficiently than another country can.

Comparative Advantage

The ability of an entity to produce a good or service at a lower opportunity cost than others, enabling trade and increased efficiency.

Trade Better Off

The idea that parties involved in voluntary trading are better off as they satisfy each other's needs or wants.

Absolute Advantage

The ability of an entity to produce a good or service more efficiently than its competitors with the same amount of resources.