Refer to the figure below of Mindy and Patrick's PPF's. Which of the following statements is true? Mindy Patrick * wallets 10 ` wallets 10 9- 9 8+ 8 6 6 5- 4+ 4 3+ 2. 2 1- 1 2 3 4 6 9 10 purses 1 2 3 6 8 9 10 purses Patrick has a comparative advantage in both wallets and purses. Mindy has a comparative advantage in wallets and Patrick has a comparative advantage in purses. Patrick has a comparative advantage in wallets and Mindy has a comparative advantage in purses. Mindy has a comparative advantage in both wallets and purses.

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Refer to the figure below of Mindy and Patrick's PPF's. Which of the following statements is true?
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Patrick has a comparative advantage in both wallets and purses.
Mindy has a comparative advantage in wallets and Patrick has a comparative advantage in purses.
O Patrick has a comparative advantage in wallets and Mindy has a comparative advantage in purses.
Mindy has a comparative advantage in both wallets and purses.
Transcribed Image Text:Refer to the figure below of Mindy and Patrick's PPF's. Which of the following statements is true? Mindy Patrick 1 wallets 10 1 wallets 10 8 7 6 4 4 3 3 2+ 2 1 1+ + + + ++> 1 2 3. 4 6. 8 9 10 purses 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 purses Patrick has a comparative advantage in both wallets and purses. Mindy has a comparative advantage in wallets and Patrick has a comparative advantage in purses. O Patrick has a comparative advantage in wallets and Mindy has a comparative advantage in purses. Mindy has a comparative advantage in both wallets and purses.
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Production Possibility Frontier (PPF) is the combination of the resources that can be used to achieve maximum outcome with optimal utilization of resources and reduced opportunity cost.

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