Refer to Table 1-1  Assume that Derryland and Whetonia each has 40 labor hours available and that there is no trade.  Each country consumes what it produces. Assume now that, without trade, Derryland spent 28 hours producing cheese (they really like cheese there!) and the remaining 12 hours producing bread.   Whetonia spent 20 hours producing cheese and 20 hours producing bread.  (Whetonians prefer a higher bread to cheese ratio.) What is the total output of CHEESE produced by both countries combined?

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Refer to Table 1-1 

Assume that Derryland and Whetonia each has 40 labor hours available and that there is no trade.  Each country consumes what it produces.

Assume now that, without trade, Derryland spent 28 hours producing cheese (they really like cheese there!) and the remaining 12 hours producing bread.   Whetonia spent 20 hours producing cheese and 20 hours producing bread.  (Whetonians prefer a higher bread to cheese ratio.)

What is the total output of CHEESE produced by both countries combined?

 
Assume that Derryland and Whetonia can switch between producing cheese and
producing bread at a constant rate.
Table 1-1
Labor Hours Needed to Make Number of Units Produced in 40
1 Unit of
Hours
Cheese
Bread
Cheese
Bread
Derryland
1
4
40
10
Whetonia
8
20
Transcribed Image Text:Assume that Derryland and Whetonia can switch between producing cheese and producing bread at a constant rate. Table 1-1 Labor Hours Needed to Make Number of Units Produced in 40 1 Unit of Hours Cheese Bread Cheese Bread Derryland 1 4 40 10 Whetonia 8 20
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