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- Without trade, Jake consumes 20 pounds of green beans and 80 pounds of corn, and Jane consumes 40 pounds of green beans and 40 pounds of corn. If the terms of trade are 1 pound of green beans for 3 pounds of corn, and Jake sells Jane 72 pounds of corn after specialization, then Jake consumes _______ pounds of green beans and _______ pounds of corn.When can two countries gain from trading two goods? when the first country can only produce the first good and the second country can only produce the second good when the first country can produce both goods, but can only produce the second good at great cost, and the second country can produce both goods, but can only produce the first good at great cost when the first country is better at producing both goods and the second country is worse at producing both goods Two countries could gain from trading two goods under all of the above conditions.Suppose that an hour of work in Brazil can produce 1 pound of coffee or 4 pounds of sugar. In Colombia, an hour of work produces 2 pounds of coffee or 5 pounds of sugar. Which country has the absolute advantage in coffee? In sugar? Calculate the opportunity cost of each good in each country. Which country has the comparative advantage in each good? Why? What would be a mutually beneficial terms of trade?
- The following table describes the number of yards of cloth and barrels of wine that can be produced with a week’s worth of labor in England and Portugal. Assume that no other inputs are needed. In England In Portugal Cloth 8 yards 12 yards Wine 2 barrels 6 barrels d.Which country has an absolute advantage in the production of which good(s)? Which country has a comparative advantage in the production of which good(s)? e.If the countries start trading with each other, which country will specialize and export which good? f.What can be said about the price at which trade will take place?Suppose that a tailor in Cottonland can sew either 40 cotton shirts or 10 silk shirts per week, and a tailor in Silkland can sew either 18 cotton shirts or 6 silk shirts per week. There are 20 tailors in Cottonland and 20 tailors is Silkland. Answer the following questions: 2.1. What country has the absolute advantage in sewing cotton shirts? What country has the absolute advantage in sewing silk shirts? 2.2. What country has the comparative advantage in sewing cotton shirts? What country has the comparative advantage in sewing silk shirts? Numerically 2.3. If the two countries specialize and produce according to the comparative advantage criterion, how much in terms of cotton and silk shirts each country will produce per week? Fill in the table below with your calculations. Cotton shirts/per week Silk shirts/per week Cottonland SilklandConsider the following scenario. Xavier and Yannis can switch between producing baskets and producing birdhouses. Xavier uses 8 hours to produce 1 basket and 2 hours to produce 1 birdhouse. Yannis uses 1.5 hours to produce 1 basket and 2 hours to produce 1 birdhouse. In 24 hours, Xavier can produce 3 baskets and 12 birdhouses, and Yannis can produce 16 baskets and 12 birdhouses. If they decided to trade with one another, at which of the following prices would both Xavier and Yannis gain from trade? Justify your answer 30 baskets for 15 birdhouses 30 baskets for 18 birdhouses 30 baskets for 24 birdhouses
- Andreas can knit 1 scarves per hour and 4 hats per hour. Katya can knit 9 scarves per hour and 2 hats per hour. What is the opportunity cost of one scarf (in terms of number of hats) for the person with the absolute advantage in scarf production?. An average worker in Brazil can produce an ounce of soybeans in 20 minutes and an ounce of coffee in 60 minutes, while an average worker in Peru can produce an ounce of soybeans in 50 minutes and an ounce of coffee in 75 minutes. Assume that the two countries trade and that the country importing coffee trades 2 ounces of soybeans for 1 ounce of coffee. Explain why both countries will benefit from this trade.
