Comparative advantage
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Lessons
- Solving Comparative Advantage and Absolute Advantage Problems
In an hour, Bella can produce 30 drawings or 5 books and Billy can produce 2 drawings or 20 books. - In an hour, Kevin can produce 2 computers and 5 laptops and Luke can produce 2 computers and 10 laptops
- Calculate Kevin's opportunity cost of producing a laptop?
- Calculate Luke's opportunity cost of producing a laptop?
- Who has the comparative advantage in producing laptops?
- If Kevin and Luke specialize in producing goods in which each of them has a comparative advantage in, and they trade 1 computer and 3 laptops, who gains from the specialization and trade?
- Suppose Kevin buys a new machine that lets him create 10 computers an hour. Who has the comparative advantage in making computers?