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Which of the following, if true, would most effectively undermine the argument that raising cigarette taxesreduces the number of people who smoke cigarettes? But if people understood comparative advantage, much of the impetus for buying local foods would disappear. To grow pineapple, take at least 8-inch containers, for this, the terracotta container is considered the most suitable. endobj << C) they can grow more pineapples using the same resources than other pineapple growers. Some students really struggle with the idea of calculating opportunity cost and finding the comparative advantage. << D) pineapples are the only product they can grow. In economics, investment always refers to _____. If someone has a comparative advantage in growing pineapples, A) they also have an absolute advantage in growing pineapples. Some varieties of pineapple, particularly Kona Sugarloaf from Hawaii… Pineapples are susceptible to rot, so leave stalks few days to dry. 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International trade - International trade - Sources of comparative advantage: As already noted, British classical economists simply accepted the fact that productivity differences exist between countries; they made no concerted attempt to explain which commodities a country would export or import. While Hawai‘i had comparative advantage in fresh papayas, pineapples (processed), cut flowers/buds, macadamia nuts (processed), ornamental fish, and tuna in 1995, it has considerably lost its comparative advantage in these products over the years. This isbest described as, An insect that is resistant to currently used pesticides has infested the cotton crop, and this year's crop is onlyhalf of what was produced last year. When the tomatoes are ripe and the price is right, we, the two authors, enjoy local food. << How can that happen? %PDF-1.3 C) japan has a comparative advantage in technology because they are more advanced and have more scientists. What we're going to see is if both of these parties specialize in their comparative advantage and then trade, they can get outcomes that are beyond each of their individual production possibility frontiers. The firmness of pineapple fruits measured in outside and inside to be 0.21 to 0.27 N/m 2 and 0.06 to 0.10 N/m 2 respectively. 500 0 333 389 278 500 0 0 0 500 5 1/4 unit of good B for Nation X and 2 units of good B for Nation Y. Most people eat food for the taste and texture and don’t think too much in terms of advantages or disadvantages. B) they also have an absolute advantage in growing pineapples. >> >> /Subtype /Form /BaseFont /BCDFEE+PalatinoLinotype-BoldItalic /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding /FirstChar 32 /FontDescriptor 11 0 R /LastChar 119 /Name /F3 Will has a comparative advantage in growing tomatoes if. C) it will not find trade beneficial because other country(ies) won't have a comparative advantage in other goods. 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