10)Suppose that in a three-hour block of time you can either make 2 batches of chocolate chip cookies or word-process 10 pages of text. In contrast, your roommate Keshawn can either make 4 batches of cookies or word-process 5 pages of text in a three-hour block of time. Which of the following is correct * a)Your comparative advantage is in making cookies. b)None of the above c)Keshawn's comparative advantage is in word-processing text. d)Your comparative advantage is in word-processing text.

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10)Suppose that in a three-hour block of time you can either make 2 batches of chocolate chip cookies or word-process 10 pages of text. In contrast, your roommate Keshawn can either make 4 batches of cookies or word-process 5 pages of text in a three-hour block of time. Which of the following is correct *

a)Your comparative advantage is in making cookies.

b)None of the above

c)Keshawn's comparative advantage is in word-processing text.

d)Your comparative advantage is in word-processing text.

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