Figure 2-2 Figure 2-2 Above Shows the Production Possibilities Frontier for Mendonca

question 28

Multiple Choice

Figure 2-2

Figure 2-2 above shows the production possibilities frontier for Mendonca, an agrarian nation that produces two goods, meat and vegetables.
-Refer to Figure 2-2.The linear production possibilities frontier in the figure indicates that

• A)Mendonca has a comparative advantage in the production of vegetables.
• B)Mendonca has a comparative disadvantage in the production of meat.
• C)the trade-off between meat and vegetables is constant.
• D)it is progressively more expensive to produce meat.

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