Table 2-9 Table 2-9 Shows the Number of Labor Hours

question 11

Multiple Choice

Table 2-9
Table 2-9 shows the number of labor hours required to produce a wristwatch and a pound of rice in Japan and Thailand.
-Refer to Table 2-9.Does either Japan or Thailand have an absolute advantage and if so,in what product?

• A)Thailand has an absolute advantage in rice.
• B)Japan has an absolute advantage in rice.
• C)Thailand has an absolute advantage in both products.
• D)Japan has an absolute advantage in wristwatches.

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