Exhibit 21-4 Coffee and tea output (pounds per hour) $$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | }
\hline \text { Country } & \text { Coffee } & \text { Tea } \
\hline \text { Brazil } & 10 & 5 \
\text { China } & 8 & 8 \
\hline
\end{array}$$ As shown in Exhibit 21-4, if each country produced according to its comparative advantage, Brazil would produce:

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Exhibit 21-4 Coffee and tea output (pounds per hour) $$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | } 
\hline \text { Country } & \text { Coffee } & \text { Tea } \
\hline \text { Brazil } & 10 & 5 \
\text { China } & 8 & 8 \
\hline
\end{array}$$ As shown in Exhibit 21-4, if each country produced according to its comparative advantage, Brazil would produce:

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Brazil has a comparative advantage in coffee because it can produce coffee at a lower opportunity cost compared to tea (the ratio of coffee to tea production is higher in Brazil than in China). China has a comparative advantage in tea because it can produce tea at a lower opportunity cost compared to coffee (the ratio of tea to coffee production is equal in China, but its total production is more balanced, making it relatively more efficient in tea production when considering opportunity costs).

Exhibit 21-4 Coffee and Tea Output (Pounds Per Hour) As Shown in Exhibit 21-4, If Each Country Produced According