Multiple Choice
Who has the comparative advantage in making scrambled eggs?
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PPF - Comparative Advantage and Absolute Advantage
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Who has the absolute advantage in making fresh squeezed orange juice?
A
Joe
B
Carla
C
No One
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Identify the concept of absolute advantage, which refers to the ability of an individual or group to produce a good more efficiently than another individual or group.
Examine the production possibility frontiers (PPFs) for both Joe and Carla. The PPFs show the maximum possible output combinations of two goods that can be produced with available resources and technology.
Look at the endpoints of each PPF on the vertical axis, which represent the maximum amount of fresh squeezed orange juice each can produce if they allocate all resources to it.
For Joe, the maximum amount of fresh squeezed orange juice is 4 units, as indicated by the endpoint on the vertical axis of his PPF.
For Carla, the maximum amount of fresh squeezed orange juice is 6 units, as indicated by the endpoint on the vertical axis of her PPF. Since Carla can produce more fresh squeezed orange juice than Joe, she has the absolute advantage in making fresh squeezed orange juice.
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