Suppose that opportunity costs in India and Thailand are constant. In India, maximum feasible hourly production rates are either 0.3 unit of cloth or 0.2 unit of food. In Thailand, maximum feasible hourly production rates are either 0.5 unit of cloth or 0.5 unit of food. It is correct to state that
A. Thailand has a comparative advantage in producing cloth.
B. India has a comparative advantage in producing both cloth and wheat.
C. India has a comparative advantage in producing cloth.
D. India has no comparative advantage in producing cloth or wheat.
Answer: C
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