constant cost production. Home produces 0.5 ton of corn or 1 ton of wheat with a day of labor. Without trade (in autarky), Home's daily production is 20 tons of wheat and 10 tons of corn. Now suppose that Home has the opportunity to trade with Foreign at an international price of 1 ton of wheat per ton of corn. In which product will Home find its comparative advantage? O wheat O corn Home will find its competitive advantage in neither corn nor whea Home will find its competitive advantage in both corn and wheat

constant cost production. Home produces 0.5 ton of corn or 1 ton of wheat with a day of labor. Without trade (in autarky), Home's daily production is 20 tons of wheat and 10 tons of corn. Now suppose that Home has the opportunity to trade with Foreign at an international price of 1 ton of wheat per ton of corn. In which product will Home find its comparative advantage? O wheat O corn Home will find its competitive advantage in neither corn nor whea Home will find its competitive advantage in both corn and wheat

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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