Brief Principles of Macroeconomics (MindTap Course List)
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An economy depends on two basic​ products, wheat and oil. To produce 1 metric ton of wheat requires

0.23
 

metric tons of wheat and

0.32
 

metric tons of oil. Production of 1 metric ton of oil consumes

0.08
 

metric tons of wheat and

0.13
 

metric tons of oil. Find the production that will satisfy a demand for

500
 

metric tons of wheat and

870
 

metric tons of oil. The​ input-output matrix is

Aequals

left bracket Start 2 By 2 Matrix 1st Row 1st Column 0.23 2nd Column 0.08 2nd Row 1st Column 0.32 2nd Column 0.13 EndMatrix right bracket.

 

 

[ ? ]metric tons of wheat is required to satisfy the demand.

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