Answers and explanation:
A) There's an absolute advantage when a nation can manufacture a product at a higher quality and faster pace than another. Comparative advantage is based on the opportunity cost of choosing an alternative option, which is the gain one forfeits. If one nation has a lower opportunity cost to manufacture a good than another it has a comparative advantage.
B) Trade patterns can be easier identified using an absolute advantage since it implies analyzing the worldwide market and determining what products are produced by different countries and at what speed regarding the demand of the product by other nations.
