France and England both produce cheese and cloth under conditions of constant opportunity costs. France will have a comparative advantage in cheese production if: A. it can produce more cheese than England. B. its labor productivity in cheese production is greater than England's. C. the absolute cost of producing cheese is lower in France than in England. D. the opportunity cost of cheese production is lower in France than in England. E. it can produce more cloth than England.

Phoenix guitars is interested in pursuing backward integration to take greater ownership of the extraction of raw materials and production of components used in its signature line of guitars. although this approach would lower the overall cost of producing a guitar, the costs associated with producing electronic pickupsfor sound amplification are far greater than those associated with sourcing pickups from a reliable supplier. which of the following approaches is likely to produce superior results? a) invest in vertical integration despite the cost of producing pickups.b) abandon the idea of vertical integration entirely.c) pursue taper integration.d) introduce a budget line of guitars to diversify the firm's offerings.