Economists generally believe that a country should specialize in the production of a good or service if:

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The principle of comparative advantage suggests that a country should specialize in producing a good or service if it has a lower opportunity cost of producing that good or service than other countries. In other words, the country should produce the good or service that it can produce at a lower cost (in terms of forgoing alternative goods) than other countries. This is reflected in choice D, which states that the country can produce the product while forgoing fewer alternative products than any other country. Choices A, B, and C do not accurately capture this principle.

Economists Generally Believe That a Country Should Specialize in the Production