MACROECONOMICS FOR TODAY
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781337613057
Author: Tucker
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter 18, Problem 2SQP
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Specialization of painting a wall and window.
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Q/ Country X and Country Y are neighbours. Both Country X and Country Y can produce two goods: food and clothing. In one week, Country X can produce 4,400 clothing units or 2,200 food units, or a mix of the two. In one week, Country Y can produce 5,000 clothing units or 2,000 food units, or a mix of the two.For both Country X and Country Y, their individual trade-offs between clothing units and food units are constant, regardless of how they allocate their time. Currently, Country X produces 2,400 clothing units and 1,000 food units per week while Country Y produces 2,500 clothing units and 1,000 food units per week.
c. Which country has a comparative advantage in food production? Which country has acomparative advantage in clothing production? Illustrate your answer using the PPC and showall the calculations. d. Should Country X and Country Y specialize and trade with one another? Why?
Suppose that in an hour Chip can gather 8 pounds of fruit or 4 pounds of nuts. In an hour, Monk can gather 9 pounds of fruit or 3 pounds of nuts. Which of the following choices would benefit both Chip and Monk if trade occurred?
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