Who has a comparative advantage in producing balls

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Tom can produce 40 balls per hour or 4 bats per hour. Tessa can produce 80 balls per hour or 4 bats per hour.
a. calculate Tom's opportunity cost of producing a ball.
b. calculate Tessa's opportunity cost of producing a ball.
c. who has a comparative advantage in producing balls?

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