JAMB - Economics (1981 - No. 9)

Summary of product condition in countries i and ii

Amount of labour days, cocoa(tons) Cloth(tons)
Country i 200 600 900
country ii 200 300 800

From the above table, we can correctly say in respect of international trade that
Country I has absolute disadvantage in the production of both cocoa cloth
Country I has absolute advantage in the production of both cocoa and cloth
Country II has absolute advantage in the production of both cocoa and cloth
Country II has comparative advantage in the production of cocoa
Country II should leave the production of both cocoa and cloth to country I

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