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Comparative and Absolute Advantage Answers

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Production possibility
B
Absolute advantage
C
Competition
D
Specialization
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Which is the best measurement to use to determine who might have the absolute advantage?

A
high opportunity cost
B
low opportunity cost
C
low efficiency
D
high efficiency
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Which best explains why producers choose to specialize? Choose two answers.

A
to increase competition
B
to gain a comparative advantage
C
to decrease the amount of goods produced
D
to maintain market share
E
to increase efficiency
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True or False? Higher opportunity costs equal a greater comparative advantage.

A
True
B
False
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This table shows the number of cookies several bakeries sell each day.Bakery Number of Cookies Sold Mrs. Track’s 90 Chips 100 The Bakeshop 75 Uncle John’s 125 All else being equal, which bakery has the absolute advantage?

A
Mrs. Track’s
B
Chips
C
The Bakeshop
D
Uncle John’s
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Which of these best describes an opportunity cost?

A
a win-win
B
a loss
C
a chance
D
a trade-off
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Which best describes how producers benefit from specialization?

A
Producers can increase their profits.
B
Producers can expand their market.
C
Producers can offer a wider range of goods.
D
Producers can increase sales.
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A producer with a comparative advantage has the ability to produce a good or service at

A
a lower opportunity cost than any competitor can.
B
a faster rate than any competitor can.
C
a greater volume than any competitor can.
D
a lower cost than any competitor can.
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Which describes a way in which consumers most likely benefit from producers’ absolute advantage?

A
Consumers’ opportunity costs decrease.
B
Prices decrease as a result of increased production efficiencies.
C
Producers always use savings to improve products.
D
Consumers can find a given product in more places.
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efficiency
B
opportunity
C
production
D
cost

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