Assume that Australia has a comparative advantage in producing surfboards and New Zealand imports surfboards from Australia. We can conclude that
A) Australia also has an absolute advantage in producing surfboards relative to New Zealand.
B) Australia has a lower opportunity cost of producing surfboards relative to New Zealand.
C) New Zealand has an absolute disadvantage in producing surfboards relative to Australia.
D) Labor costs are higher for surfboard producers in New Zealand than in Australia.
Answer: B
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