Suppose in Belgium, the opportunity cost of producing a trombone is 8 clarinets. In Denmark, the opportunity cost of producing a trombone is 6 clarinets
a. What is the opportunity cost of producing a clarinet for Belgium?
b. What is the opportunity cost of producing a clarinet for Denmark?
c. Which country has a comparative advantage in the production of clarinets?
d. Which country has a comparative advantage in the production of trombones?
a. For Belgium, the opportunity cost of producing a clarinet is 1/8 of a trombone.
b. For Denmark, the opportunity cost of producing a clarinet is 1/6 of a trombone.
c. Belgium has a comparative advantage in the production of clarinets.
d. Denmark has a comparative advantage in the production of trombones.
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