ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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Author: NEWNAN
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A) For the UK, what is opportunity cost of cheese and wine? What about for the Rest of the World (again, cost of cheese and wine)?
B) Which country has the comparative advantage in Cheese? Wine? Given this, how much of each good does the UK choose to produce
(given their labor supply)?
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Transcribed Image Text:A) For the UK, what is opportunity cost of cheese and wine? What about for the Rest of the World (again, cost of cheese and wine)? B) Which country has the comparative advantage in Cheese? Wine? Given this, how much of each good does the UK choose to produce (given their labor supply)?
The table below shows the number of gallons of Wine and pounds of Cheese produced in the United Kingdom and the rest of the
world per labor hour (that is, their productivity). Assume that both the UK and the Rest of the World have 100 labor hours.
Productivity
In the United Kingdom
In the Rest of the World
Wine gallons per labor hour
0.25
1.00
Cheese pounds per labor hour
0.50
0.67
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Transcribed Image Text:The table below shows the number of gallons of Wine and pounds of Cheese produced in the United Kingdom and the rest of the world per labor hour (that is, their productivity). Assume that both the UK and the Rest of the World have 100 labor hours. Productivity In the United Kingdom In the Rest of the World Wine gallons per labor hour 0.25 1.00 Cheese pounds per labor hour 0.50 0.67
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