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4. Consider the case where countries are free to specialize and trade. In the table below calculate each country's opportunity cost of producing one unit of each good. Argentina Britain Canada barrel of crude oil pound of beef OC of I barrel of oil OC of I pond of beef 20 30 12 2 10

4. Consider the case where countries are free to specialize and trade. In the table below calculate each country's opportunity cost of producing one unit of each good. Argentina Britain Canada barrel of crude oil pound of beef OC of I barrel of oil OC of I pond of beef 20 30 12 2 10

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Fit to width HW#1: Ricardian Theory of Trade - Assignment Use the following assumptions to solve this assignment: 1. There are three countries - Argentina, Britain and Canada. 2. Each country produces and consumes two kinds of goods – crude oil and beef. 3. All countries make their goods from a single type of input – labor- and each country has 60 hours of labor available to produce crude oil and beef. 4. Each country demands 2 barrels of crude oil. This assumption simply means that a country must have exactly 2 barrels of crude oil – it may produce them domestically, it may import them from abroad, or it makes some domestically and imports the rest. 5. Countries produce goods using the technology described in the table below: Technology Hours of labor needed to produce one unit of good Argentina Britain Canada barrel of crude oil pound of beef 20 30 12 2 10 Using the above assumptions, answer the following questions: 1. Calculate the quantities of crude oil and beef produced in each country in autarky (when they do not trade and each country produces its own crude oil and beef) Quantities produced Argentina Britain Canada Total Autarky barrel of crude oil (No trade) pound of beef 2. Order the countries according to their absolute advantage in production of crude oil 3. Order the countries according to their absolute advantage in production of beef 4. Consider the case where countries are free to specialize and trade. In the table below calculate each country's opportunity cost of producing one unit of each good. Argentina 20 Britain Canada barrel of crude oil 30 12 pound of beef OC of 1 barrel of oil OC of 1 pond of beef 5. Calculate the quantities of crude oil and beef produced in each country, consistent with the country's comparative advantage. 2 10
Transcribed Image Text:Fit to width HW#1: Ricardian Theory of Trade - Assignment Use the following assumptions to solve this assignment: 1. There are three countries - Argentina, Britain and Canada. 2. Each country produces and consumes two kinds of goods – crude oil and beef. 3. All countries make their goods from a single type of input – labor- and each country has 60 hours of labor available to produce crude oil and beef. 4. Each country demands 2 barrels of crude oil. This assumption simply means that a country must have exactly 2 barrels of crude oil – it may produce them domestically, it may import them from abroad, or it makes some domestically and imports the rest. 5. Countries produce goods using the technology described in the table below: Technology Hours of labor needed to produce one unit of good Argentina Britain Canada barrel of crude oil pound of beef 20 30 12 2 10 Using the above assumptions, answer the following questions: 1. Calculate the quantities of crude oil and beef produced in each country in autarky (when they do not trade and each country produces its own crude oil and beef) Quantities produced Argentina Britain Canada Total Autarky barrel of crude oil (No trade) pound of beef 2. Order the countries according to their absolute advantage in production of crude oil 3. Order the countries according to their absolute advantage in production of beef 4. Consider the case where countries are free to specialize and trade. In the table below calculate each country's opportunity cost of producing one unit of each good. Argentina 20 Britain Canada barrel of crude oil 30 12 pound of beef OC of 1 barrel of oil OC of 1 pond of beef 5. Calculate the quantities of crude oil and beef produced in each country, consistent with the country's comparative advantage. 2 10
Quantities produced Argentina barrel of crude oil pound of beef Britain Canada Total Trade 6. Graph each country's own PPF. For consistency, plot crude oil on the horizontal axis. 7. Graph the PPF for all three countries combined.
Transcribed Image Text:Quantities produced Argentina barrel of crude oil pound of beef Britain Canada Total Trade 6. Graph each country's own PPF. For consistency, plot crude oil on the horizontal axis. 7. Graph the PPF for all three countries combined.
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