Microeconomics: Principles, Applications, and Tools (8th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Exchange and Markets - Exercises - 3.1 Comparative Advantage and Exchange - Page 63: 1.1b

Answer

tax return financial statement

Work Step by Step

Quigley has a comparative advantage in tax returns because only 1/4 financial statement is lost for each tax return while Slokum gives up 1 financial statement for each tax return. Slokum has a comparative advantage in financial statements because on 1 tax return is lost for each financial statement while Quigley gives up 4 tax returns for each financial statement completed.
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