Question

The fictional country of Anastialia is a small country with rich resources in minerals. In an 8 hr work day it can produce 100 pounds of silver or 50 pounds of copper. If Anastialia decides to produce copper instead of silver it is ignoring the fact that its silver production has a(n)________ to copper.

a. production advantage
b. absolute advantage
c. comparative advantage

Answer 1

c. comparative advantage

Step-by-step explanation:

As we know that

The one pound of silver would be equivalent to 0.5 pound of copper

And,

one pound of copper would be equivalent to 2 pounds of silver

based on this, there is a comparative advantage with respect to the silver production

Hence, the correct option is c.

Therefore all the other options are incorrect