What gives a person a comparative advantage?
What will be an ideal response?
A person has a comparative advantage in an activity if that person can perform the activity at a lower opportunity cost than anyone else, If the person gives up the least amount of other goods and services to produce a particular good or service, the person has the lowest opportunity cost of producing that good or service.
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Refer to Figure 4-15. As a result of the tax, is there a loss in consumer surplus?
A) No, because the producer pays the tax. B) No, because the market reaches a new equilibrium C) No, because consumers are charged a lower price to cover their tax burden. D) Yes, because consumers pay a price above the economically efficient price.
By 2020, automobile market analysts expect that the demand for electric autos will increase as buyers become more familiar with the technology
However, the costs of producing electric autos may increase because of higher costs for inputs (e.g., rare earth elements), or they may decrease as the manufacturers learn better assembly methods (i.e., learning by doing). What is the expected impact of these changes on the equilibrium price and quantity for electric autos? A) Unambiguously higher equilibrium price and quantity B) Unambiguously higher price, and equilibrium quantity may be higher or lower C) Unambiguously higher quantity, and equilibrium price may be higher or lower D) We cannot form any unambiguous expectations for either price or quantity