Question 4 Suppose there are two countries Peru and Japan that produce Food and Fuel. Peru can produce 7,523 units of Food or 17,853 units of Fuel using a labour force of 8000. Japan can produce 5,733 units of Food or 24,156 units of Fuel using a labour force of 5000. (d) Which country has the comparative advantage in food? In fuel? Explain. (e) Which good(s) should each country specialize in? *(f) Calculate the gains from trade from specialization. *(g) If the terms of trade is 2 to 1 in favour of the country with the comparative advantage in food. Determine the combination of the two goods that each country will consume after trade if the country with the comparative advantage in fuel imports 4000 units of food. Label this point B and B* respectively. *h) Who gains from trade? Who loses? What is the impact if any on the world?

Question 4 Suppose there are two countries Peru and Japan that produce Food and Fuel. Peru can produce 7,523 units of Food or 17,853 units of Fuel using a labour force of 8000. Japan can produce 5,733 units of Food or 24,156 units of Fuel using a labour force of 5000. (d) Which country has the comparative advantage in food? In fuel? Explain. (e) Which good(s) should each country specialize in? (f) Calculate the gains from trade from specialization. (g) If the terms of trade is 2 to 1 in favour of the country with the comparative advantage in food. Determine the combination of the two goods that each country will consume after trade if the country with the comparative advantage in fuel imports 4000 units of food. Label this point B and B* respectively. *h) Who gains from trade? Who loses? What is the impact if any on the world?

Principles of Macroeconomics (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter3: Interdependence And The Gains Rrom Trade

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