Who has a comparative advantage frying chicken


Jake takes 40 minutes to fry a chicken and 2 minutes to toast a slice of bread. His brother Elwood takes 20 minutes to fry a chicken and 5 minutes to toast a slice of bread. Calculate each brother's opportunity cost for one hour of work.

a. Who has a comparative advantage frying chicken?

b. Who has a comparative advantage toasting bread?

c. Will the brothers gain if they specialize? Illustrate your answer with an example.

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