 Meanwhile, in comparison, Portugal could commit 90 hours of labor to produce one unit of cloth, or produce units of wine.So, Portugal possesses an "absolute advantage" in producing cloth due to fewer labor hours, but England has a "comparative advantage" in producing cloth due to lower opportunity cost.In other words, if it is cheaper for a country to produce one good relative to a second, then they will have a comparative advantage and an incentive to produce more of that good which is relatively cheaper for them to produce than the other--assuming they have an advantageous opportunity to trade in the marketplace for the other more difficult to produce good.