To find: the country which has
Explanation of Solution
The graph for Brazil's shoe market shows the lower price of shoes and high quantity as compared to the U.S. shoe market. Hence, Brazil has a comparative advantage in the manufacturing of shoes.
Brazil would export the shoes which would increase the shoe's supply in the U.S. market and consequently, the price of shoes in the U.S. market will decrease.
The production of shoes by the U.S. producers has a high
Trade:
Trade is an economic activity which includes the buying and selling of goods and services. Under the trade process, compensation is paid by buyer to the sellers in the form of currency.
Opportunity cost:
The opportunity cost is the cost of using the next best alternative. For example, harvesting with manual labor is replaced by harvesting with machinery. Hence, the opportunity cost of using machinery is the cost of manual labor forgone.
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