The Benefits to Specialization Are Enhanced When Two Trading Partners

question 4

Multiple Choice

The benefits to specialization are enhanced when two trading partners have:

• A) absolute advantages in producing the same goods.
• B) similar consumption preferences.
• C) very similar opportunity costs.
• D) large comparative advantages in different goods.

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Definitions:

Labour Rate Variance

The difference between the actual cost of labor and the expected (or standard) cost, based on the standard rate per hour.

Standard Cost Per Mip

Standard cost per MIP refers to the benchmark or predetermined cost assigned to manufacturing one unit of measurement or milepost in production, used for budgeting and performance evaluation.

Direct Labour

Compensation for employees who are directly involved in manufacturing products or providing services.

Direct Materials

Raw materials that can be directly traced to the production of a specific product.