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:

Venture Capital Fund

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