Table 2-20 Table 2-20 Shows the Number of Labor Hours

question 18

Multiple Choice

Table 2-20
Table 2-20 shows the number of labor hours required to produce a wristwatch and a pound of rice in Japan and Thailand.
-Refer to Table 2-20. Japan has a comparative advantage in the production of

• A) rice.
• B) wristwatches.
• C) both products.
• D) neither product.

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