Assuming labor is the only resource and England has 60 man-hours (mhrs) and Portugal 180 mhrs of labor resource available for production, which country has the absolute advantage in wine?     a) Portugal     b) England     c) Both     d) Neither     e) Can't tell

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Assuming labor is the only resource and England has 60 man-hours (mhrs) and Portugal 180 mhrs of labor resource available for production, which country has the absolute advantage in wine?

   

a) Portugal

   

b) England

   

c) Both

   

d) Neither

   

e) Can't tell

wine
90
80
70
8 8 8 8 8 8
60
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10
0
0
England
PPF
10 20 30 40 50
60
cloth
wine
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0
10
20
Portugal
PPF
30 40
50
60
cloth
Transcribed Image Text:wine 90 80 70 8 8 8 8 8 8 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 0 England PPF 10 20 30 40 50 60 cloth wine 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 0 10 20 Portugal PPF 30 40 50 60 cloth
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