Let suppose in the world there is two-country, Country X and Country Y. In country X there is only one worker A while in country Y the worker is B. And both can produce sugar and wheat. But the country B is specialized in producing wheat and the other one in sugar. Suppose that the A and the Beach work 40 hours a week and can devote this time to growing sugar, raising wheat, or a combination of the both. Person A can produce a pound of sugar in 10 hours and a pound of wheat in 20 hours. The B, who is more productive in both activities, can produce a pound of Sugar in 8 hours and a pound of meat in 1 hour.     (a)  Draw the Production Possibilities Frontiers for both workers? (b)  Whose have an absolute and comparative advantage? (c)  Why they move toward trade?

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Let suppose in the world there is two-country, Country X and Country Y. In country X there is only one worker A while in country Y the worker is B. And both can produce sugar and wheat. But the country B is specialized in producing wheat and the other one in sugar. Suppose that the A and the Beach work 40 hours a week and can devote this time to growing sugar, raising wheat, or a combination of the both. Person A can produce a pound of sugar in 10 hours and a pound of wheat in 20 hours. The B, who is more productive in both activities, can produce a pound of Sugar in 8 hours and a pound of meat in 1 hour.

 

 

(a)  Draw the Production Possibilities Frontiers for both workers?

(b)  Whose have an absolute and comparative advantage?

(c)  Why they move toward trade?

(d)  Graphically shows the gain from trade.

 

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