Use the Following to Answer Questions

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Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
Scenario: Countries A and B
Two countries, A and B, produce two goods, wheat (W) and steel (S) . Each has a linear production possibility frontier in both goods. If country A spends all of its available resources to produce wheat, it can produce 500 tons of wheat and no steel. If it uses all of its resources to produce steel, it can produce 250 tons of steel and no wheat. If country B spends all of its available resources producing wheat, it can produce 400 tons of wheat, and if it spends all of its resources on the production of steel, it can produce 400 tons of steel.
-(Scenario: Countries A and B) Look at the scenario Countries A and B. Given this information, the country that has the absolute advantage in wheat is _____, and the country that has the absolute advantage in steel is _____.

• A)A; A
• B)A; B
• C)B; B
• D)B; A

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Definitions:

Communism

A political and economic ideology advocating for a classless society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

Classless Society

An ideal society in which there is no division or class stratification among its members, implying equality in terms of status, wealth, and power.

Labour Force

The total number of people currently employed or in search of employment within a particular country or economic region.

Political System

The set of formal legal institutions that constitute a government or a state. This system outlines how these institutions interact within a society.