If a nation has the lowest opportunity cost of producing a good, that nation has a(n) ________ in the production of that good.

A. absolute advantage and possibly a comparative advantage
B. absolute advantage
C. comparative advantage and an absolute advantage
D. comparative advantage


Answer: D

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