Macroeconomics
13th Edition
ISBN: 9781337617390
Author: Roger A. Arnold
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 21.1, Problem 1ST
To determine
The favorable terms of trade between Country U and Country UK
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The table below for the United States and Mexico shows maximum feasible production rates per acre of wheat if no rice is produced and maximum feasible production rates per acre of rice if no
wheat are produced. Assume that the opportunity costs of producing these goods are constant in both countries.
Output per Acre with Trade
Wheat
80 tons
United States
Mexico
55 tons
For the United States, the opportunity cost of 1 ton of wheat is tons of rice. (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.)
has a comparative advantage in wheat, and
has a comparative advantage in rice.
Now consider the following table that shows the production and consumption of wheat and rice if there is no trade.
Output per Acre with No Trade
Wheat
40.0 tons
27.5 tons
United States
Mexico
Total output of wheat if the two countries do not trade
tons. (Enter your response rounded to one decimal place.)
Total output of rice if the two countries do not trade
tons. (Enter your response rounded to one decimal place)…
Happyland can produce 40 tones of marshmallows or 20 tones of chocolate in a year. Friendshipland can produce 80 tones of marshmallows or 40 tones of chocolate in a year. Can these countries benefit from trade with each other based on specialization and comparative advantage?
Yes
No
When a country has a comparative advantage in the production of a good, it means that it can produce this good at a lower opportunity cost than its trading partner. Then the country will specialize in the production of this good and trade it for other goods.
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