In 2010, Switzerland-based Nestlé began sailing supermarket barges up and down parts of the Amazon River. The barges carry approximately 300 different goods and cater to about a dozen local communities that fish the Amazon's bountiful rivers and whose members lack the time and money to visit a conventional store. Which advantage from trade is illustrated in this passage? a. differences in preferences b. specialization c. comparative advantage

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In 2010, Switzerland-based Nestlé began sailing supermarket barges up and down parts of the Amazon River. The barges carry approximately 300 different goods and cater to about a dozen local communities that fish the Amazon's bountiful rivers and whose members lack the time and money to visit a conventional store. Which advantage from trade is illustrated in this passage?
a.
differences in preferences
b.
specialization
c.
comparative advantage
d.
Each of these advantages is illustrated in the passage.

 

 

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