The Reason That Most of the Coffee That Is Consumed

question 169

Multiple Choice

The reason that most of the coffee that is consumed in the United States comes from Colombia is that

• A) Colombia has an absolute advantage in producing coffee relative to the United States.
• B) Colombia has a comparative advantage in producing coffee relative to the United States.
• C) coffee cannot be grown in the United States.
• D) government trade disincentives regarding Colombian coffee make such trade possible.

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Definitions:

Attribution Theory

A concept in social psychology that explains how individuals infer the causes of their own and others' behaviors, attributing them to either internal dispositions or external situations.

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