Comparative and Absolute Advantage Answers

Which best describes how producers benefit from specialization?

Which scenario is the best example of an opportunity cost?

Which most likely results from producers engaging in specialization?

Carmen wants to open her own coffee shop. She has narrowed down a list of wholesale retailers and their cost per pound of coffee beans. Whole Sale Company Cost per lb.Café con Leche$8.50Beans Brothers$7.50Colombian Co.$11.25Turkish Coffee Company$6.25Which company has the comparative advantage in cost per pound of coffee?

Which calculation helps determine which producer has the absolute advantage?

What can a producer gain by specializing?

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This table shows the production possibility schedule for several toothpaste companies. Toothpaste company Large tubes Small tubes 1 Sparkling 100 per hour 200 per hour 2 Bright White 100 per hour 250 per hour 3 Fresh! 200 per hour 250 per hour 4 Mmmint 150 per hour 150 per hour Use the numbers to place the companies in order of greatest comparative advantage to least comparative advantage in producing small tubes of toothpaste.

This table shows the cost of producing ice cream for several manufacturers.Manufacturer Amount Produced CostThe Dairy 100 gallons $10 Ice Cream, Inc. 100 gallons $15 Frozen Treats 150 gallons $12 Bob & Gary’s 125 gallons $15 Which manufacturer has the absolute advantage?

Which best describes how consumers may benefit from specialization?