Cheese Wine aLc =1 hour/kg aw = 2 hours/gallon Home Foreign a'ic= 6 hours/lb a'iw = 3 hours/gallon Calculate the Home country's opportunity cost of producing cheese. In which product does the Home (Foreign*) country has an absolute advantage? Show in which product does the Home (Foreign*) country has comparative advantage?

Cheese Wine aLc =1 hour/kg aw = 2 hours/gallon Home Foreign a'ic= 6 hours/lb a'iw = 3 hours/gallon Calculate the Home country's opportunity cost of producing cheese. In which product does the Home (Foreign) country has an absolute advantage? Show in which product does the Home (Foreign) country has comparative advantage?

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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ISBN:9780190931919

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Publisher:NEWNAN

Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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