Hours of Labor Required to produce Cheese and  Wine     USA FRANCE Cheese 20 30 Wine 8 20   Show the pattern of specialization, and hence trade is beneficial to each country.

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Hours of Labor Required to produce Cheese and  Wine

  1.  

 

USA

FRANCE

Cheese

20

30

Wine

8

20

 

  1. Show the pattern of specialization, and hence trade is beneficial to each country.
  2. If the US is endowed with 1600 units hours of labor and France 3000 labor hours, how many cheese and wine will they produce after trade begins and why?  Draw the PFF for both countries and  show the  post-trade production points. Explain.
  3. Is it possible that the world equilibrium price to be Pc/Pw =  ¾ ?Explain. Which  country will gain more from this trade if Pc/Pw = 2 and why ? Explain
  4. Wage rate in France is $4 per  unit hours of labor.( when calculated in dollars) What should the wage rate interval in the US be if trade is flowing between the two countries based on comparative advantage? İf the wage rate in USA is 12$ what will happen to trade pattern of the countries?
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