Mark and Julie are going to sell brownies and cookies for their third annual fundraiser bake sale.In one day,Mark can make 40 brownies or 20 cookies,and Julie can make 15 brownies or 15 cookies.Based on this information,_____ has the comparative advantage in making brownies and _____ has the comparative advantage in making cookies.
A)Mark;Julie
B)Mark;Mark
C)Julie;Mark
D)Julie;Julie

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Mark has the comparative advantage in making brownies because he can make more brownies than Julie in the same amount of time (40 vs. 15). Julie has the comparative advantage in making cookies because she sacrifices fewer brownies to make the same amount of cookies (1 cookie = 1 brownie for Julie, but 1 cookie = 2 brownies for Mark).

Mark and Julie Are Going to Sell Brownies and Cookies