The Producer That Requires a Smaller Quantity of Inputs to Produce

question 36

Multiple Choice

The producer that requires a smaller quantity of inputs to produce a certain amount of a good, relative to the quantities of inputs required by other producers to produce the same amount of that good,

• A)has a low opportunity cost of producing that good, relative to the opportunity costs of other producers.
• B)has a comparative advantage in the production of that good.
• C)has an absolute advantage in the production of that good.
• D)should be the only producer of that good.

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Definitions:

Marketable Securities

Financial instruments that can be easily bought or sold on public stock exchanges or other financial markets.

Accounts Receivable

Amounts due from customers for goods or services provided by a firm, yet to be paid.

Common-sized Income Statement

An income statement in which each line item is expressed as a percentage of sales revenue, allowing for easy comparison across periods or companies by standardizing the scale.

Horizontal Analysis

A financial analysis technique that compares historical financial data over a series of reporting periods, or of different companies during the same period.