(Comparative Advantage) Suppose that each US worker can produce 8 units of food or 2 units of clothing daily. In Fredonia, which has the same number of workers, each worker can produce 7 units of food or 1 unit of clothing daily. Why does the US have an absolute advantage in both goods? Which country enjoys a comparative advantage in food? Why?

Assume the table below shows the quantities of wine and cheese that a worker can produce in an hour in France and Italy. Wine (bottles) 9 4 has an absolute advantage producing wine and has a comparative advantage producing wine and France Italy has an absolute advantage producing cheese. Cheese (ounces) 19 29 has a comparative advantage producing cheese.

Hours of work necessary to produce one unit of cloth or wine is shown in the following table: Cloth Wine England 100 120 Portugal 90 80 Who has the comparative advantage in cloth, and who in wine? England, Portugal Portugal, England England, England Portugal, Portugal

Suppose there is  trade between Spain and France Suppose that each produce only two goods, and that they each have $140,000 of resources to spend on the production of these goods.   France• France produces one unit of oil at a cost of $5 per unit. • France can produce one unit of beef at a cost of $17 per unit. Spain• Spain produces one unit of oil at a cost of $11 per unit. • Spain produces one unit of beef at a cost of $21 per unit.    a)Which country has the comparative advantage in producing oil? Which has the comparative advantage in producing beef?  b)Draw the Production Possibilities Frontier (PPF) for Spain under autarky. Draw this PPF with oil on the x-axis and beef on the y-axis. Label both the x-intercept and y-intercept Suppose now that Spain and France start trading with each other at a rate of 3 units of oil for 1 unit of beef. C) Draw the Production Possibilities Frontier (PPF) for Spain under this trade agreement. D) Draw this PPF with oil on the x-axis and beef on the…