Felix and Janet are farmers. Each one owns a 20-acre plot of land. The following table shows the amount of rye and corn each farmer can produce per year on a given acre. Each farmer chooses whether to devote all acres to producing rye or corn or to produce rye on some of the land and corn on the -est. Rye Corn (Bushels per acre) (Bushels per acre) 40 8 28 7 Felix Janet

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2. Comparative and absolute advantage
Felix and Janet are farmers. Each one owns a 20-acre plot of land. The following table shows the amount of rye and corn each farmer can produce per
year on a given acre. Each farmer chooses whether to devote all acres to producing rye or corn or to produce rye on some of the land and corn on the
rest.
Rye
Corn
(Bushels per acre) (Bushels per acre)
Felix
40
8
Janet
28
7
On the following graph, use the blue line (circle symbol) to plot Felix's production possibilities frontier (PPF), and use the purple line (diamond symbol)
to plot Janet's PPF.
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180
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120
100
80
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40
20
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RYE (Bushels)
Felix has an absolute advantage in the production of rye, and Felix has an absolute advantage in the production of corn.
Felix's opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of corn is
bushels of rye, whereas Janet's opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of corn is
bushels of rye. Because Felix has a higher opportunity cost of producing corn than Janet, Felix has a comparative advantage in
the production of corn, and Janet has a comparative advantage in the production of rye.
CORN (Bushels)
Felix's PPF
Janet's PPF
Transcribed Image Text:2. Comparative and absolute advantage Felix and Janet are farmers. Each one owns a 20-acre plot of land. The following table shows the amount of rye and corn each farmer can produce per year on a given acre. Each farmer chooses whether to devote all acres to producing rye or corn or to produce rye on some of the land and corn on the rest. Rye Corn (Bushels per acre) (Bushels per acre) Felix 40 8 Janet 28 7 On the following graph, use the blue line (circle symbol) to plot Felix's production possibilities frontier (PPF), and use the purple line (diamond symbol) to plot Janet's PPF. (?) 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 RYE (Bushels) Felix has an absolute advantage in the production of rye, and Felix has an absolute advantage in the production of corn. Felix's opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of corn is bushels of rye, whereas Janet's opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of corn is bushels of rye. Because Felix has a higher opportunity cost of producing corn than Janet, Felix has a comparative advantage in the production of corn, and Janet has a comparative advantage in the production of rye. CORN (Bushels) Felix's PPF Janet's PPF
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