Economic Literacy: 'Absolute Advantage'

Absolute advantage is the ability of a country, individual, company or region to produce a good or service at a lower cost per unit than the cost at which any other entity produces that same good or service.

Entities with absolute advantages can produce a product or service using a smaller number of inputs and/or using a more efficient process than other entities producing the same product or service.


Absolute advantage is the ability of a country, individual, company or region to produce a good or service at a lower cost per unit than th...