Question $16$ of $16$

In the United States, one worker can produce $10$ tons of paper per day or $20$ gallons of glue per day.

In Mexico, one worker can produce $5$ tons of paper per day or $15$ gallons of glue per day.

Mexico has the absolute advantage in the production of:

ChatGPT's answer:

Absolute advantage refers to a situation where one country or worker can produce a good or service with fewer resources $($such as time, labor, or materials$)$ compared to another country or worker. In this case, we are comparing the productivity of workers in the United States and Mexico in producing paper and glue.

Let's compare the production rates for each product:

In the United States:

$1$ worker can produce $10$ tons of paper per day.

$1$ worker can produce $20$ gallons of glue per day.

In Mexico:

$-1$ worker can produce $5$ tons of paper per day.

I worker can produce $15$ gallons of glue per day.

To determine where Mexico has an absolute advantage, we need to identify which product they can produce with fewer resources $($in this case, fewer worker hours$)$ compared to the United States.

Mexico has an absolute advantage in the production of because Mexican workers can produce $15$ gallons of glue per day, whereas U$.$S$.$ workers can only produce $20$ gallons per day. In this case, Mexico is more efficient in producing glue, requiring fewer worker hours to produce the same quantity of glue.

Is the answer correct?!

No$,$ Mexico has absolute advantage in both