Suppose there exist two imaginary countries, Congaree and Yosemite. Their labor forces are each capable of supplying four million hours per week that can be used to produce almonds, shorts, or some combination of the two. The following table shows the amount of almonds or shorts that can be produced by one hour of labor. Country Congaree Yosemite Almonds Shorts (Pounds per hour of labor) (Pairs per hour of labor) 4 16 6 12 Suppose that initially Yosemite uses 1 million hours of labor per week to produce almonds and 3 million hours per week to produce shorts, while Congaree uses 3 million hours of labor per week to produce almonds and 1 million hours per week to produce shorts. As a result, Congaree produces 12 million pounds of almonds and 16 million pairs of shorts, and Yosemite produces 6 million pounds of almonds and 36 million pairs of shorts. Assume there are no other countries willing to engage in trade, so, in the absence of trade between these two countries, each country consumes the amount of almonds and shorts it produces. Congaree's opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of almonds is almonds is of shorts. Therefore, comparative advantage in the production of shorts. of shorts, and Yosemite's opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of has a comparative advantage in the production of almonds, and I has a Suppose that each country completely specializes in the production of the good in which it has a comparative advantage, producing only that good. In this case, the country that produces almonds will produce million pounds per week, and the country that produces shorts will produce million pairs per week. In the following table, enter each country's production decision on the third row of the table (marked "Production"). Suppose the country that produces almonds trades 14 million pounds of almonds to the other country in exchange for 42 million pairs of shorts. In the following table, select the amount of each good that each country exports and imports in the boxes across the row marked "Trade Action," and enter each country's final consumption of each good on the line marked "Consumption." When the two countries did not specialize, the total production of almonds was 18 million pounds per week, and the total production of shorts was 52 million pairs per week. Because of specialization, the total production of almonds has increased by million pounds per week, and the total production of shorts has increased by million pairs per week. Because the two countries produce more almonds and more shorts under specialization, each country is able to gain from trade. Calculate the gains from trade-that is, the amount by which each country has increased its consumption of each good relative to the first row of the table. In the following table, enter this difference in the boxes across the last row (marked "Increase in Consumption").

Suppose there exist two imaginary countries, Congaree and Yosemite. Their labor forces are each capable of supplying four million hours per week that can be used to produce almonds, shorts, or some combination of the two. The following table shows the amount of almonds or shorts that can be produced by one hour of labor. Country Congaree Yosemite Almonds Shorts (Pounds per hour of labor) (Pairs per hour of labor) 4 16 6 12 Suppose that initially Yosemite uses 1 million hours of labor per week to produce almonds and 3 million hours per week to produce shorts, while Congaree uses 3 million hours of labor per week to produce almonds and 1 million hours per week to produce shorts. As a result, Congaree produces 12 million pounds of almonds and 16 million pairs of shorts, and Yosemite produces 6 million pounds of almonds and 36 million pairs of shorts. Assume there are no other countries willing to engage in trade, so, in the absence of trade between these two countries, each country consumes the amount of almonds and shorts it produces. Congaree's opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of almonds is almonds is of shorts. Therefore, comparative advantage in the production of shorts. of shorts, and Yosemite's opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of has a comparative advantage in the production of almonds, and I has a Suppose that each country completely specializes in the production of the good in which it has a comparative advantage, producing only that good. In this case, the country that produces almonds will produce million pounds per week, and the country that produces shorts will produce million pairs per week. In the following table, enter each country's production decision on the third row of the table (marked "Production"). Suppose the country that produces almonds trades 14 million pounds of almonds to the other country in exchange for 42 million pairs of shorts. In the following table, select the amount of each good that each country exports and imports in the boxes across the row marked "Trade Action," and enter each country's final consumption of each good on the line marked "Consumption." When the two countries did not specialize, the total production of almonds was 18 million pounds per week, and the total production of shorts was 52 million pairs per week. Because of specialization, the total production of almonds has increased by million pounds per week, and the total production of shorts has increased by million pairs per week. Because the two countries produce more almonds and more shorts under specialization, each country is able to gain from trade. Calculate the gains from trade-that is, the amount by which each country has increased its consumption of each good relative to the first row of the table. In the following table, enter this difference in the boxes across the last row (marked "Increase in Consumption").

Principles of Economics 2e

2nd Edition

ISBN:9781947172364

Author:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

Publisher:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

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