The Producer That Requires a Smaller Quantity of Inputs to Produce

question 36

Multiple Choice

The producer that requires a smaller quantity of inputs to produce a certain amount of a good, relative to the quantities of inputs required by other producers to produce the same amount of that good,

• A)has a low opportunity cost of producing that good, relative to the opportunity costs of other producers.
• B)has a comparative advantage in the production of that good.
• C)has an absolute advantage in the production of that good.
• D)should be the only producer of that good.

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Definitions:

Journal Entries

Records of financial transactions in the double-entry bookkeeping system, noting debits and credits for each transaction.

Work in Process

Inventory representing goods that are in the production process but not yet completed.

Finished Goods

Merchandise ready for retail, having gone through the manufacturing stage.

Raw Materials

Basic substances in their natural, modified, or semi-processed states, used as inputs to a production process for manufacturing goods.