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See the production possibility tables for Marketopia and Econlandia below.

Marketopia Econlandia
Cookies Pies Cookies Pies
0 18 0 9
10 12 30 6
20 6 60 3
30 0 90 0

Given this information, we can determine that :_________

a. Marketopia has a comparative advantage in the production of pies.
b. Neither bakery has a comparative advantage.
c. Marketopia has a comparative advantage in the production of both goods.
d. Econlandia has a comparative advantage in the production of pies.


Sagot :

Answer:

a. Marketopia has a comparative advantage in the production of pies.

Explanation:

The computation is shown below

As we know that the comparative advantage principle refers that the firm which has less opportunity cost in the production of a good should generate that specific good and specalize  according to this

Now

for Marketopia

The opportunity cost of cookies is 18 by 30 pies = 0.6 pies

The opportunity cost of pies are 30 by 18 cookies = 1.67 cookies

For Ecolandia

The opportunity cost of cookies is 9 by 90 = 0.1 pies

The opportunity cost of pies is 90 by 9 = 10 cookies

We can see that Econlandia has the comparative advantage in cookies while on the other hand the marketopia has the comparative advantage in pies

Therefore the correct option is a.