EBK MACROECONOMICS
EBK MACROECONOMICS
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ISBN: 8220106773925
Author: KRUGMAN
Publisher: MAC HIGHER
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Chapter 2, Problem 3P
To determine

The comparative and absolute advantage on Rome using opportunity cost concept

Concept Introduction:

Opportunity Cost: It is the next best option available to a person. Opportunity cost refers to the benefits which are given up in the process of obtaining current result.

Production Possibility Frontier (PPF): It is defined as the combination of all goods that can be manufactured efficiently with the available resources. It is also called production possibility curve. It may be increasing decreasing or constant in nature.

Comparative Advantage: In a trade, a country has comparative advantages in producing goods when the opportunity cost of producing that good is less in comparative to the nation with which it is trading.

Absolute Advantage: It is the capacity of a nation, firm or individual to produce output at very low cost per unit in comparison to other entity that produces same output.

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