Economics (AS & A Level) · Oct / Nov 2022 · Paper 12 · Question 25
9708The reasons for international trade
From the same quantity of factors of production, country X and country Y each produce the following units of output. | country | sugar | textiles | |---|---|---| | X | 30 | 20 | | Y | 40 | 10 | Which statement is correct?
- ACountry X has absolute advantage in the production of both goods.
- BCountry X has comparative advantage in the production of sugar.
- CCountry Y has absolute advantage in the production of textiles.
- DCountry Y has comparative advantage in the production of sugar.
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Correct answer: D. Country Y has comparative advantage in the production of sugar.
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