Apply your knowledge of opportunity cost to identify the comparative advantage enjoyed by each country. Now using your knowledge of specialization and trade, show that the two countries can benefit by consuming more of both goods after trade.
Develop a multi-paragraph response with a introduction, main section, and conclusion that includes examples and evidence to support your ideas.
Organize your response in a clear and logical manner using proper economic reasoning. Use well-structured sentences, audience-appropriate language, and correct conventions of standard American English. Use the APA formatting style.
The response must be in your own words. Do not use quotes or references.
For a high score, you must properly use economic concepts and terms.
Identify the basic principles of economics and explain how opportunity cost determines comparative advantage.
Apply the concepts of opportunity cost and marginal analysis to make decisions that gain comparative advantage.
Suggested length is 1,200 words.