If Bishan wants to capitalize on comparative advantage in his life, then he should: produce either goods or services but not both. do more of what he is relatively good at and then trade for other things. do more of what he has an absolute advantage in and trade for other things. compare his preferences to those of others and trade with those who like things he does not like.

What does Production Possibilities Frontier (PPF) stand for? Give an example of a simple two good economy and draw its PPF. Explain your choice of the curve (linear, bow-shaped, etc.).

Comparative advantage does not address   Question 10 options:   whether specialization and trade benefit more than one party to a trade.   whether absolute advantage or comparative advantage that really matters.   how are the gains from trade shared among the parties to a trade.   whether it possible for specialization and trade to increase total output of traded goods.

Distinguish between absolute and comparative advantage. 

If Sport Country currently produces 100 bats and 400 rackets, what is the opportunity cost of an additional 100 bats? rackets. (only provide numbers, no alphabets or special characters). If Sport Country currently produces 300 bats and 300 rackets, what is the opportunity cost of an additional 100 bats? rackets. (only provide numbers, no alphabets or special characters). Suppose Sport Country currently produces 200 bats and 200 rackets. How many additional rackets could they produce without giving up any bats? rackets. (only provide numbers, no alphabets or special characters).

Multiple-Choice Questions 1. If a nation has an absolute advantage in the production of a good, a. b. C. d. e. 2. If a nation has a comparative advantage in the production of a good, it can produce that good at a lower opportunity cost than its trading partner. it can produce that good using fewer resources than its trading partner. it can benefit by restricting imports of that good. it will specialize in the production of that good and export it. none of the above is true. a. b. it can produce that good at a lower opportunity cost than its trading partner. it can produce that good using fewer resources than its trading partner. it can benefit by restricting imports of that good. C. d. it must be the only country with the ability to produce that good. none of the above is true. e. 3. Which of the following statements about trade is true? a. Unrestricted international trade benefits every person in a country equally. b. People that are skilled at all activities cannot benefit from…

When a country has a comparative advantage in the production of a good, it means that it can produce this good at a lower opportunity cost than its trading partner. Then the country will specialize in the production of this good and trade it for other goods. The following graphs show the production possibilities frontiers (PPFs) for Glacier and Rainier. Both countries produce corn and basil, each initially (i.e., before specialization and trade) producing 18 million pounds of corn and 9 million pounds of basil, as indicated by the grey stars marked with the letter A. BASIL (Millions of pounds) 48 42 36 30 24 18 12 6 0 0 PPF 6 Glacier A 12 18 24 30 36 CORN (Millions of pounds) 42 48 ? BASIL (Millions of pounds) 48 42 36 30 24 18 12 6 0 0 PPF I + 6 Rainier 12 18 24 30 36 CORN (Millions of pounds) I 42 48 (?) Glacier has a comparative advantage in the production of while Rainier has a comparative advantage in the production of Suppose that Glacier and Rainier specialize in the production…

Suppose you have a team of two workers: one is a baker and one is a chef. Your baker is talented but is inexperienced. Your chef is not only an elite chef but is also faster at baking. If your kitchen specialized according to absolute advantage, who would do the cooking? Who would do the baking? If your kitchen specialized according to comparative advantage, who would do the cooking? Who would do the baking? Which approach above is more efficient? Explain your answer.

According to the Heckscher-Ohlin or Factor Proportions model, countries have comparative advantage in the good O Requires proportionately more of every factor than the goods they import. O Employs a relatively large amount of the factor that they have relatively more of than other countries. Employs a relatively large amount of their scarce factor. Uses intensively their scarce factor.

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