11. For this problem you are going to create a table for two countries that have constant opportunity cost.
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Country A |
Country B |
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Good Apples |
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Good Balloons |
Fill in the blanks above for quantities for Country A & B on how many goods they produce of each good. You can pick your own numbers.
Do not solve the problem!
Write the steps on how to solve the problem on how to find out which country has a comparative advantage in Apples. Again- do not 'solve' the problem. Write out an explanation on how to solve.

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11. For this problem you are going to create a table for two countries that have...
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