Comparative Advantage Calculator
Enter each producer's output of two goods to compare their opportunity costs.
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Enter the outputs to see the opportunity costs.
Worked example
With these example inputs:
- Country A: good 1 output10
- Country A: good 2 output20
- Country B: good 1 output5
- Country B: good 2 output30
A: opportunity cost of good 1: 2
- A: opp. cost of good 12
- B: opp. cost of good 16
Frequently asked questions
How is comparative advantage found?
Compare the opportunity cost of a good for each producer, measured in units of the other good given up. If A gives up 2 units of good 2 per good 1 and B gives up 6, A has the advantage in good 1.
What does the result tell me?
The producer with the lower opportunity cost for a good should specialise in it. Comparing the two figures shows who should make good 1 and who should make good 2.