Examples of Comparative Advantage Show How Trade Between Two Countries

question 182

Multiple Choice

Examples of comparative advantage show how trade between two countries can make each better off.Compared to their pre-trade positions,trade makes both countries better off because in each country

• A)total employment is greater.
• B)total consumption of goods is greater.
• C)wages are higher.
• D)total welfare is greater.

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Definitions:

Total Fixed Cost

The sum of all costs that do not change with the level of output or sales in the short term, such as rent and salaries.

Activity Bases

Metrics used to allocate costs based on various activities or drivers that cause costs to be incurred.

Food Costs

The total cost incurred by a business to produce the food items it sells.

Units-Of-Production Depreciation

A method of depreciation based on an asset's usage, activity, or units of production rather than the passage of time.