2. Comparative and absolute advantageGilberto and Juanita are farmers. Each one owns a 20-acre plot of land. The following table shows the amount of rye and corn each farmer canproduce 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 andcorm on the rest.RyeCorn(Bushels per acre) (Bushels per acre)Gilberto204Juanita287On the following graph, use the blue line (circle symbol) to plot Gilberto's production possibilities frontier (PPF), and use the purple line (diamondsymbol) to plot Juanita's PPF.200180Gilberto's PPF160140120Juanita's PPF10080CORN(Bushes) (?)200180Gilberto's PPF160140120Juanita's PPFa0604020100200300400Б00600700B00900 1000RYE (Bushels)v has an absolute advantage in the production of rye, andv has an absolute advantage in the production of corn.Gilberto's opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of corn isbushels of rye, whereas Juanita's opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of cornbushels of rye. Because Gilberto has av opportunity cost of producing corn than Juanita,v has a comparativeisadvantage in the production of corn, andhas a comparative advantage in the production of rye.CORN(Bushels)

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2. Comparative and absolute advantage Gilberto and Juanita are farmers. Each one owns a 20-acre plot of land. The follovwing table shovs 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 con on the rest. Rye Corn (Bushels per acre) (Bushels per acre) Gilberto 20 Juanita 28 On the following graph, use the blue line (circle symbol) to plot Gilberto's production possibilities frontier (PPF), and use the purple line (diamond symbol) to plot Juanita's PPF. 200 180 Gilberto's PPF 160 140 120 Juanita's PPF 100 DRN (Bushes)

2. Comparative and absolute advantage Gilberto and Juanita are farmers. Each one owns a 20-acre plot of land. The follovwing table shovs 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 con on the rest. Rye Corn (Bushels per acre) (Bushels per acre) Gilberto 20 Juanita 28 On the following graph, use the blue line (circle symbol) to plot Gilberto's production possibilities frontier (PPF), and use the purple line (diamond symbol) to plot Juanita's PPF. 200 180 Gilberto's PPF 160 140 120 Juanita's PPF 100 DRN (Bushes)

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