Table 2-13 Table 2-13 Shows the Output Per Day of Day

question 238

Multiple Choice

Table 2-13
Table 2-13 shows the output per day of two pet groomers, Tammi and Horace. They can either devote their time to grooming dogs or bathing cats.
-For each surfboard that Australia produces, it gives up the opportunity to make 25 boomerangs. New Zealand can produce 1 surfboard for every 15 boomerangs it produces. Which of the following is true about the comparative advantage between the two countries?

• A) Australia has the comparative advantage in surfboards.
• B) Australia has the comparative advantage in boomerangs.
• C) New Zealand has the comparative advantage in surfboards and boomerangs.
• D) New Zealand has the comparative advantage in boomerangs.

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Definitions:

Marginal Benefit

The extra pleasure or benefit gained from the consumption of one more unit of a good or service.

Optimal Quantity

The quantity of a good or service that maximizes a firm's profits or an individual's utility, based on cost and benefit analysis.

Marginal Curve

A graphical representation of the marginal cost, marginal revenue, or marginal benefit of producing additional units of a good or service.

Marginal Cost

The extra expenditure involved in creating one additional unit of a product or service.