When a country has a comparative advantage in the production of a good, it means that it can produce this good at a lower opportunity cost than its trading partner. Then the country will specialize in the production of this good and trade it for other goods. The following graphs show the production possibilities frontiers (PPFS) for Shenandoah and Denali. Both countries produce corn and basil, each initiall (i.e., before specialization and trade) producing 36 million pounds of corn and 18 million pounds of basil, as indicated by the grey stars marked with the letter A. 96 84 72 60 IL (Millions of pounds) 48 36 PPF Shenandoah 96 ठ 84 12 72 IL (Millions of pounds) 60 60 48 36 PPF Denali C 9:11 PM CON24
When a country has a comparative advantage in the production of a good, it means that it can produce this good at a lower opportunity cost than its trading partner. Then the country will specialize in the production of this good and trade it for other goods. The following graphs show the production possibilities frontiers (PPFS) for Shenandoah and Denali. Both countries produce corn and basil, each initiall (i.e., before specialization and trade) producing 36 million pounds of corn and 18 million pounds of basil, as indicated by the grey stars marked with the letter A. 96 84 72 60 IL (Millions of pounds) 48 36 PPF Shenandoah 96 ठ 84 12 72 IL (Millions of pounds) 60 60 48 36 PPF Denali C 9:11 PM CON24
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