Comparative advantage means

A) the ability to produce a good or service at a lower opportunity cost than any other producer.
B) the ability to produce a good or service at a higher opportunity cost than any other producer.
C) compared to others you are better at producing a product.
D) the ability to produce more of a product with the same amount of resources than any other producer.


A

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