Tom is a castaway who washes up on a remote island. He can kill eight birds per hour or catch ten fish per day. The natives on the island can kill ten birds per day or catch twenty fish per day. The natives have a comparative advantage in:
A)hunting birds.
B)fishing.
C)both hunting birds and fishing
D)neither hunting birds or fishing.

Question

Tom is a castaway who washes up on a remote island. He can kill eight birds per hour or catch ten fish per day. The natives on the island can kill ten birds per day or catch twenty fish per day. The natives have a comparative advantage in:
A)​hunting birds.
B)​fishing.
C)​both hunting birds and fishing
D)​neither hunting birds or fishing.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The natives have a comparative advantage in fishing since they can catch twenty fish per day while Tom can only catch ten fish per day. Therefore, it would be best for Tom to focus on hunting birds, which he is relatively better at, since he can kill eight birds per hour while the natives can only kill ten birds per day.

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