Free Trade and Trade Protection (id: d119aab7b)

本题目来源于试卷: Free Trade and Trade Protection，类别为 IB经济学

[单选题]

According to the diagram above, which of the following statements is not true?

A. Country A has an absolute advantage in the production of apples
B. Country A has a comparative advantage in the production of apples
C. Country B lacks an absolute advantage in the production of either good.
D. Country B has a comparative advantage in the production of apples


参考答案:  D


本题详细解析:

D

$\underset{‾}{\text{Key idea}}$:
The slope of the PPC reflects the opportunity cost of production.

$\underset{‾}{\text{Explanation}}$:
Country $B$ does not have a comparative advantage in the production of apples because the opportunity cost of producing apples is lower in Country $A$ as it has a flatter PPC. A country with a flatter PPC has a comparative advantage in producing the commodity measured on the horizontal axis.

Option A is correct because the PPC of Country $A$ is above the PPC of Country $B$, which means it can produce more of both goods using the same number of resources.

Option B is correct, as Country $A$'s PPC is flatter than Country $B$'s. So, it has a comparative advantage in the production of apples.

Option C is correct as the PPC of Country $B$ is lower than that of Country $A$, which means it can produce less of both goods using the same number of resources.

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