sayrieee
sayrieee
02.10.2019 • 
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Suppose we have a 2-person world, with only stephen and his friend lebron. suppose that stephen can move 48 boxes or bake 24 cookies in an hour. suppose that lebron could move 36 boxes or bake 9 cookies in an hour. is trade possible? choose one:
a. no, trade isn't possible, because lebron has an absolute advantage in both making cookies and moving boxes.
b. yes, trade is possible. stephen should make cookies while lebron moves boxes, because stephen has a comparative advantage in making cookies and lebron has a comparative advantage in moving boxes.
c. no, trade isn't possible, because stephen has an absolute advantage in both making cookies and moving boxes.
d. yes, trade is possible. stephen should move boxes while lebron makes cookies, because stephen has a comparative advantage in moving boxes, whereas lebron has a comparative advantage in making cookies.

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