ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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Author: NEWNAN
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Denali
Congaree
Suppose that initially Denali uses 1 million hours of labor per day to produce shorts and 3 million hours per day to produce almonds, while Congaree
uses 3 million hours of labor per day to produce shorts and 1 million hours per day to produce almonds. As a result, Denali produces 6 million pairs of
shorts and 36 million pounds of almonds, and Congaree produces 12 million pairs of shorts and 16 million pounds of almonds. Assume there are no
other countries willing to engage in trade, so, in the absence of trade between these two countries, each country consumes the amount of shorts and
almonds it produces.
Shorts
Almonds
(Pairs per hour of labor) (Pounds per hour of labor)
6
12
16
Denali's opportunity cost of producing 1 pair of shorts is
of almonds. Therefore,
comparative advantage in the production of almonds.
4
Suppose that each country completely specializes in the production of the good in which it has a comparative advantage, producing only that good. In
this case, the country that produces shorts will produce
million pairs per day, and the country that produces almonds will produce
million pounds per day.
In the following table, enter each country's production decision on the third row of the table (marked "Production").
Suppose the country that produces shorts trades 14 million pairs of shorts to the other country in exchange for 42 million pounds of almonds.
In the following table, select the amount of each good that each country exports and imports in the boxes across the row marked "Trade Action," and
enter each country's final consumption of each good on the line marked "Consumption."
When the two countries did not specialize, the total production of shorts was 18 million pairs per day, and the total production of almonds was 52
million pounds per day. Because of specialization, the total production of shorts has increased by
million pairs per day, and the total
production of almonds has increased by
million pounds per day.
Without Trade
Production
Consumption
of almonds, and Congaree's opportunity cost of producing 1 pair of shorts is
has a comparative advantage in the production of shorts, and
has a
Because the two countries produce more shorts and more almonds under specialization, each country is able to gain from trade.
With Trade
Production
Calculate the gains from trade-that is, the amount by which each country has increased its consumption of each good relative to the first row of the
table. In the following table, enter this difference in the boxes across the last row (marked "Increase in Consumption").
Trade action
Consumption
Gains from Trade
Increase in Consumption
Shorts
(Millions of pairs)
6
6
Denali
Almonds
(Millions of pounds)
36
36
300
Congaree
Shorts
(Millions of pairs)
12
12
Almonds
(Millions of pounds)
16
16
TTD
UPD
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Transcribed Image Text:Country Denali Congaree Suppose that initially Denali uses 1 million hours of labor per day to produce shorts and 3 million hours per day to produce almonds, while Congaree uses 3 million hours of labor per day to produce shorts and 1 million hours per day to produce almonds. As a result, Denali produces 6 million pairs of shorts and 36 million pounds of almonds, and Congaree produces 12 million pairs of shorts and 16 million pounds of almonds. Assume there are no other countries willing to engage in trade, so, in the absence of trade between these two countries, each country consumes the amount of shorts and almonds it produces. Shorts Almonds (Pairs per hour of labor) (Pounds per hour of labor) 6 12 16 Denali's opportunity cost of producing 1 pair of shorts is of almonds. Therefore, comparative advantage in the production of almonds. 4 Suppose that each country completely specializes in the production of the good in which it has a comparative advantage, producing only that good. In this case, the country that produces shorts will produce million pairs per day, and the country that produces almonds will produce million pounds per day. In the following table, enter each country's production decision on the third row of the table (marked "Production"). Suppose the country that produces shorts trades 14 million pairs of shorts to the other country in exchange for 42 million pounds of almonds. In the following table, select the amount of each good that each country exports and imports in the boxes across the row marked "Trade Action," and enter each country's final consumption of each good on the line marked "Consumption." When the two countries did not specialize, the total production of shorts was 18 million pairs per day, and the total production of almonds was 52 million pounds per day. Because of specialization, the total production of shorts has increased by million pairs per day, and the total production of almonds has increased by million pounds per day. Without Trade Production Consumption of almonds, and Congaree's opportunity cost of producing 1 pair of shorts is has a comparative advantage in the production of shorts, and has a Because the two countries produce more shorts and more almonds under specialization, each country is able to gain from trade. With Trade Production Calculate the gains from trade-that is, the amount by which each country has increased its consumption of each good relative to the first row of the table. In the following table, enter this difference in the boxes across the last row (marked "Increase in Consumption"). Trade action Consumption Gains from Trade Increase in Consumption Shorts (Millions of pairs) 6 6 Denali Almonds (Millions of pounds) 36 36 300 Congaree Shorts (Millions of pairs) 12 12 Almonds (Millions of pounds) 16 16 TTD UPD
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