Econostan Can Produce a Widget at the Cost of One

question 109

Multiple Choice

Econostan can produce a widget at the cost of one thingamajig.Its trading partner can produce the same widget at a cost of two thingamajigs.

• A) Econostan should specialize in widgets and import thingamajigs.
• B) There is no advantage to trade between the two.
• C) Econostan should specialize in thingamajigs and import widgets.
• D) Econostan has a comparative advantage in producing thingamajigs.

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