Use the Following Scenario to Answer the Questions That Follow

question 142

Multiple Choice

Use the following scenario to answer the questions that follow.
Amy can produce either 5,000 pounds of cheese or 20 houses per year. Jim can produce either 5,000 pounds of cheese or 10 houses per year.
-By the principle of comparative advantage,Amy should specialize in producing:

• A) both cheese and houses.
• B) cheese.
• C) houses.
• D) neither cheese nor houses.
• E) a little of both goods.

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