Assume we are in a Ricardian world, where there are 2 countries: Home and Foreign, 2 goods: x and y, and one factor of production: Labor(L). The labor unit requirements for production of each good and the aggregate labor supply in each country are given as follows: Home country: ax= 4, ay= 3, L= 2400 Foreign country: a*x= 10, a*y= 6, L= 3000 a) What is the opportunity cost of x in terms of y in Home and Foreign? b) Who has the absolute advantage in which good? c) Who has the comparative advantage in which good? d) If there is no trade between Home and Foreign, what will the relative price of x in terms of y be in each country?

Assume we are in a Ricardian world, where there are 2 countries: Home and Foreign, 2 goods: x and y, and one factor of production: Labor(L). The labor unit requirements for production of each good and the aggregate labor supply in each country are given as follows: Home country: ax= 4, ay= 3, L= 2400 Foreign country: ax= 10, ay= 6, L= 3000 a) What is the opportunity cost of x in terms of y in Home and Foreign? b) Who has the absolute advantage in which good? c) Who has the comparative advantage in which good? d) If there is no trade between Home and Foreign, what will the relative price of x in terms of y be in each country?

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Chapter16: Economies In Transition

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