A husband and wife both work during the week and decide that on Saturday morning the inside of the house must be cleaned and the yard must be mowed and weeded.If it takes the husband four hours to clean the house and two hours to do the yard work,and the wife can do these tasks in two hours and one hour,respectively
A) the husband has a comparative advantage in yard work.
B) the husband has a comparative advantage in cleaning.
C) the wife has a comparative advantage in both tasks.
D) neither has a comparative advantage in either task, but the wife has an absolute advantage in both.
E) the wife should let the husband do both tasks so he can improve his time.

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The wife can complete both tasks in less time than the husband (3 hours vs. 6 hours), indicating she has an absolute advantage in both. However, comparative advantage involves comparing the opportunity costs, and since the wife is more efficient in both tasks, neither can have a comparative advantage over the other in this context.

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