Steel502502550ChemicalsItaly1 ton of steel for 1/2 ton of chemicals.1 ton of steel for 1/3 ton of chemicals.1 ton of steel for 1 ton of chemicalsSteel1 ton of steel for 2 tons of chemicals.3020020Italy and Greece are the only two economies in the world and they can produce steel or chemicals.The production possibilities curves for the two countries are shown in the graphs. What is the costratio for Greece?ChemicalsGreece60

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Steel 50 25 25 50 Chemicals Italy 1 ton of steel for 1/2 ton of chemicals. 1 ton of steel for 1/3 ton of chemicals. 1 ton of steel for 1 ton of chemicals Steel 1 ton of steel for 2 tons of chemicals. ñ 30 20 0 G 20 Chemicals Greece Italy and Greece are the only two economies in the world and they can produce steel or chemicals. The production possibilities curves for the two countries are shown in the graphs. What is the cost. ratio for Greece? 60

Steel 50 25 25 50 Chemicals Italy 1 ton of steel for 1/2 ton of chemicals. 1 ton of steel for 1/3 ton of chemicals. 1 ton of steel for 1 ton of chemicals Steel 1 ton of steel for 2 tons of chemicals. ñ 30 20 0 G 20 Chemicals Greece Italy and Greece are the only two economies in the world and they can produce steel or chemicals. The production possibilities curves for the two countries are shown in the graphs. What is the cost. ratio for Greece? 60

Principles of Economics 2e

2nd Edition

ISBN:9781947172364

Author:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

Publisher:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

Chapter33: International Trade

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 6SCQ: Table 33.15 shows how the average costs of production for semiconductors (the chips In computer...

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Table 33.15 shows how the average costs of production for semiconductors (the chips In computer memories) change as the quantity of semiconductors built at that factory increases. Based on these data, sketch a curve with quantity produced on the horizontal axis and average cost of production on the vertical axis. How does the curve illustrate economies of scale? If the equilibrium quantity of semiconductors demanded is 90,000, can this economy take full advantage of economies of scale? What about if quantity demanded is 70,000 semiconductors? 50,000 semiconductors? 30,000 semiconductors? Explain how international trade could make it possible for even a small economy to take full advantage of economies of scale, while also benefiting from competition and the variety offered by several producers.
1.Suppose we have the following information about the productivity of industry inJapan and Korea. The data are the units of output per hour of work.Steel TelevisionsJapan 6 3Korea 8 2A Japanese worker can produce 6 units of steel or 3 televisions per hour. A Korean workercan produce 8 units of steel or 2 televisions per hour. Plot the production possibilities frontierfor each country, assuming each country has only one worker and the worker works only onehour. To plot the frontier, plot the end points and connect them with a line. For example, Japancan produce 6 units of steel with its worker or 3 televisions. It can also allocate 1/2 hour to the production of each and get 3 units of steel and 1 1/2 televisions. a) What is the range of prices at which each country would be willing to exchange?
scenario Production Advantage and Opportunity CostsAssume there are two countries, the United States and France, and two goods, automobiles andcomputers.The table presented below shows the number of automobiles and computers that the United States andFrance can produce with the same amount of resources.United States FranceAutomobiles 120 100Computers 60 55Source: Pearson Education Inc. 1.1 Which country has an absolute advantage in computer production? Motivate your answer.1.2 Which country has a comparative advantage in the production of automobiles? Motivateyour answer. 1.3 Assume these countries trade with one another under the conditions of free trade. Whichcountry will specialise in the production of automobiles? Motivate your answer. 1.4 If free trade exists between the United States and France, what are the highest and lowestlevels for the price of an automobile (expressed in terms of computers)? Motivate youranswer by stating which level favours the United States and France.
Productivity Table Soup per unit of labor Swords per unit of labor Wesley 30 25 Fezzik 10 30 If each person specialized according to comparative advantage and later decides to move 4 units of labor to comparative disadvantage, what would be the result? Total soup production increases by 160, total sword production increases by 220 Total soup production decreases by 80, sword production increases by 220. Total soup production decreases by 20, total sword production increases by 160 Total soup production increases by 80, total sword production decreases by 220
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42. In Canada, one labour hour can produce 6 bagels or 24 chairs In the United States, one comparative advantage in deciding what to produce and trade with Canada at a trade price abour hour can produce 14 bagels or 19 chairs. Suppose the United Stateates, one come chairs per bagel. For every, 36 units of the goods the United States produces an trade, what is the gains from trade in terms of the other goods? Answer: Units. IDO NOT ROUND YOUR CALCULATIONS UNTIL YOU REACH THE FINAL ANSWER ENTER YOUR RESPONSE ROUNDED TO TWO DECIMAL PLACES, AND NO SEPARATOR FOR THOUSANDS).
1. The countries France and Italy produce Perfumes and Leather Coats using only labor as an input. AvailableLabor for France and Italy is 3000 and 1000 respectively. Unit of labor per Leather Coat in France is 6 units and inItaly are 2 units. France needs 2 units of labors to produce 1 bottle of Perfume and Italy needs 4 unit of labor. a) Draw the Production Possibility Curve by using relevant information. b) Which country has the comparative advantage in producing Perfume?
France and Poland each have one worker whosemonthly linear Production PossibilityFrontier indicatesthe following production possibilities: PolandFranceComputers (C) 246Grain (G) 43 a)Franceâ€™sopportunity cost of G in terms of units of C equals ______ ? b) Polandâ€™sopportunity cost of G in terms of units of C equals ______ ?For the followingparts, please complete the questions by filling in the blank, and responding toremainderof the question: c) Polandâ€™scomparative advantage is in ______ because: d) If France and Poland decide to trade, _________ will be theexporter of G while ______ will bethe importer because: e) If the economies choose to trade, the world relative priceof goods must be ________ in orderfor trade to be mutually beneficial, because:
France and Poland each have one worker whosemonthly linear Production PossibilityFrontier indicatesthe following production possibilities: PolandFranceComputers (C) 246Grain (G) 43 a) Franceâ€™sopportunity cost of G in terms of units of C equals ______ ? b) Polandâ€™sopportunity cost of G in terms of units of C equals ______ ?For the followingparts, please complete the questions by filling in the blank, and responding toremainderof the question: c) Polandâ€™scomparative advantage is in ______ because: d) If France and Poland decide to trade, _________ will be theexporter of G while ______ will bethe importer because: e) If the economies choose to trade, the world relative priceof goods must be ________ in orderfor trade to be mutually beneficial, because: 4.In the following problem, assume that the UK currency is the pound sterling (PST)and thecurrency in the restof the Europe is the euro (EUR). Suppose that thePST appreciates relative to the EUR. For the following parts, you will…
Production Advantage and Opportunity CostsAssume there are two countries, the United States and France, and two goods, automobiles andcomputers.The table presented below shows the number of automobiles and computers that the United States andFrance can produce with the same amount of resources.United States FranceAutomobiles 120 100Computers 60 55Source: Pearson Education Inc. 1.1 Which country has an absolute advantage in computer production? Motivate your answer.1.2 Which country has a comparative advantage in the production of automobiles? Motivateyour answer. 1.3 Assume these countries trade with one another under the conditions of free trade. Whichcountry will specialise in the production of automobiles? Motivate your answer. 1.4 If free trade exists between the United States and France, what are the highest and lowestlevels for the price of an automobile (expressed in terms of computers)? Motivate youranswer by stating which level favours the United States and France.
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2. Comparative and absolute advantage Clancy and Eileen are farmers. Each one owns a 10-acre plot of land. The following table shows the amount of rye and corn each farmer can produce per year on a given acre. Each farmer chooses whether to devote all acres to producing rye or corn or to produce rye on some of the land and corn on the rest. Rye Corn (Bushels per acre) (Bushels per acre) Clancy 12 6 Eileen 20 4