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Essay

Table 2-30

-Refer to Table 2-30. This table shows the number of labor hours required to produce a wristwatch and a bushel of rice in Japan and Thailand.
a. Which country has an absolute advantage in the production of wristwatches?
b. Which country has an absolute advantage in the production of rice?
c. What is Japan's opportunity cost of producing one wristwatch?
d. What is Thailand's opportunity cost of producing one wristwatch?
e. What is Japan's opportunity cost of producing one bushel of rice?
f. What is Thailand's opportunity cost of producing one bushel of rice?
g. If each country specializes in the production of the product in which it has a comparative advantage, who should produce wristwatches?
h. If each country specializes in the production of the product in which it has a comparative advantage, who should produce rice?

Understand the concept of crypsis and its opposite, warning coloration, in the context of predator-prey interactions.

Explore the adaptive benefits and disadvantages of prey defense mechanisms, including physical and behavioral traits.

Recognize the significance of abiotic factors as agents of natural selection in various species.

Identify predator-prey dynamics, including the roles of different species as predators, prey, or both.

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Definitions:

Economic Loss

A situation where total costs exceed total revenues, indicating that a firm is not covering its opportunity costs.

Accounting Profit

The calculated income of a business or company after subtracting all explicit costs from total revenues.

Average Variable Cost

Calculated by dividing the total variable costs by the quantity of output produced, representing the variable cost per unit of output.

MR = MC

The condition where marginal revenue equals marginal cost, often used to determine the profit-maximizing output level for a firm.