Which of the following statements is not correct?   Trade allows for specialization.          Trade has the potential to benefit all nations.             Trade allows nations to consume outside of their production possibilities curves.      Absolute advantage is the driving force of specialization.

The following statement is true about comparative advantage. The principle was developed by the British Economist Henry Ford. A country with fewer environmental regulations and lower wages has a comparative advantage in modern manufacturing. Silicon Valley has a comparative advantage in high-technology due to a local abundance of silicon dioxide. The principle of comparative advantage is used to justify self-sufficiency and local production of goods.

An economy is said to have a comparative advantage in the production of a good if it can: produce that good with more resources than another economy. produce that good with a higher opportunity cost than another economy. produce that good outside its production possibilities curve. produce the good at a lower opportunity cost than another economy.

Cashews (pounds) 150 Pakistan 240 Cotton (bolts) Cashews (pounds) 120 Indonesia 320 Cotton (bolts) The figure above shows the production possibilities frontiers for Pakistan and Indonesia. Each country produces two goods, cotton and cashews. If the two countries have the same amount of resources and the same technological knowledge, which country has an absolute advantage in the production of cotton?

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.

When a country specializes in the production of a good, this means that it can produce this good at a lower opportunity cost than its trading partner. Because of this comparative advantage, both countries benefit when they specialize and trade with each other. The following graphs show the production possibilities frontiers (PPFS) for Maldonia and Lamponia. Both countries produce lemons and sugar, each initially (i.e., before specialization and trade) producing 24 million pounds of lemons and 12 million pounds of sugar, as indicated by the grey stars marked with the letter A. (? (?) Maldonia Lamponia 64 64 56 56 48 PPF 48 40 40 32 32 24 24 PPF 16 16 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 LEMONS (Millions of pounds) LEMONS (Millions of pounds) Maldonia has a comparative advantage in the production of production of while Lamponia has a comparative advantage in the . Suppose that Maldonia and Lamponia specialize in the production of the goods in which each has a comparative advantage.…

Suppose that an hour of work in Brazil can produce 1 pound of coffee or 4 pounds of sugar. In Colombia, an hour of work produces 2 pounds of coffee or 5 pounds of sugar.  Which country has the absolute advantage in coffee? In sugar?  Calculate the opportunity cost of each good in each country.  Which country has the comparative advantage in each good? Why?  What would be a mutually beneficial terms of trade?

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The gains from specialization and trade are based on absolute advantage.   Question 4 options:   a) True   b) False