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Frost2351

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When a person is more productive in producing a good or service than another person, the first person has the comparative advantage in producing the good. Is this assertion correct or incorrect? Explain your answer.
 
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If the marginal tax rate is high enough, the expenditure multiplier can be negative. Is the previous statement correct or incorrect?
 
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Answer to Question 1

The assertion is incorrect. The statement describes an absolute advantage, that is, a person has an absolute advantage in the production of a good if the person can produce more of it in a given time period than someone else. Comparative advantage, however, relies on a comparison of opportunity costs. A person has a comparative advantage in producing a good if the person can produce the good at a lower opportunity cost than another person.

Answer to Question 2

The statement is incorrect. The higher the marginal tax rate, the smaller the expenditure multiplier, but the expenditure multiplier always remains positive.



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