(a) What is the opportunity cost for Walton to produce a unit of AC? (b) What is the opportunity cost for Singer to produce a unit of refrigerator? (c) Which company has a comparative advantage in producing AC The chart below shows how many days it takes Walton and Singer to produce one unit of AC (air conditioner) and one unit of refrigerator .AC (in days)Refrigarator (in days)Walton9.010.0Singer17.012.0

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(a) What is the opportunity cost for Walton to produce a unit of AC?

(b) What is the opportunity cost for Singer to produce a unit of refrigerator?

The chart below shows how many days it takes Walton and Singer to produce one unit of AC (air conditioner) and one unit of refrigerator .
AC (in days)
Refrigarator (in days)
Walton
9.0
10.0
Singer
17.0
12.0

Definition Video Definition Ability of a country to produce goods and services at a lower opportunity cost compared to other countries. Here, opportunity cost refers to the forgone units of one good in order to produce one more unit of another good. For example, the opportunity cost of producing good X in country A is 2Y and in country B is 1.25Y. Country B has a lower opportunity cost of producing good X than country A. Therefore, country B has a comparative advantage in the production of good X. Video

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