Raul works at a factory that produces wooden benches. The four main tasks are cutting the wood, constructing, sanding, and staining. Out of all the workers, Raul enjoys cutting the most, is the slowest at constructing, has the lowest opportunity cost for sanding, and is the fastest at staining. If his manager wants to maximize factory output, he will assign Raul to

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Raul should be assigned to sanding because he has the lowest opportunity cost for this task, meaning he gives up less than others when he spends time sanding instead of doing other tasks, thus maximizing overall factory output by utilizing comparative advantage.

Raul Works at a Factory That Produces Wooden Benches