Which country has an absolute advantage in the production of beer and which country in butter

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Three countries, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Czech Republic, have Ricardian technologies as listed in the table below and can produce two types of goods, namely butter and beer. Number of labor units required to produce one unit of output Country Butter Hungary Bulgaria Czech Republic 234 4 Beer 4 7 5 Which country has an absolute advantage in the production of beer and which country in butter?

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