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Person St and Person Sa are better off specializing in their baking activities using the
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8. Pat and Kerry are considering a partnership. With all Pat's resources, Pat can produce 50 X or
20 Y. With all of Kerry's resources, Kerry can produce 30 X or 30 Y. Assume the
resources can be easily substituted to make either product. They are starting by using half
of the resources to make each item. These relationships are shown in the following table. Use
this information to answer the following questions:
Kerry
Product X
(Xylophones)
Product Y
(Yams)
50
0
Pat
25
Pat make?
10
0
20
Pat make?
30
0
15
15
0
30
a. Who has an absolute advantage in producing X? Pat
b. Who is a comparative advantage in producing Y?
Partnership
be gained from before they started trading?
c. If Pat and Kerry decided to take all the gains from trade in X, how much X would
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d. If Pat and Kerry decided to take all the gains from trade in X, how much X would
Gain
be gained from before they started trading?
e. If Pat and Kerry decided to take all the gains from trade in Y, how much Y would
f.…
Tim and Alyssa are farmers. Each one owns a 12-acre plot of land. The following table shows the amount of alfalfa and barley each farmer can produce per year on a given acre. Each farmer chooses whether to devote all acres to producing alfalfa or barley or to produce alfalfa on some of the land and barley on the rest.
Plot the Product Possibilities Frontier of Alyssa and the Product Possibilities Frontier of Tim.
In an eight-hour day, Andy can produce either 8 loaves of bread or 24 kilograms of
butter. In an eight-hour day, Rolfe can produce either 8 loaves of bread or 8
kilograms of butter.
At what price will trade happen?
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Macroeconomics
Ch. 2.1 - Prob. 1QCh. 2.1 - Prob. 2QCh. 2.1 - Prob. 3QCh. 2.1 - Prob. 4QCh. 2.1 - Prob. 5QCh. 2.1 - Prob. 6QCh. 2.1 - Prob. 7QCh. 2.1 - Prob. 8QCh. 2.1 - Prob. 9QCh. 2.1 - Prob. 10Q
Ch. 2.A - Prob. 1QECh. 2.A - Prob. 2QECh. 2.A - Prob. 3QECh. 2.A - Prob. 4QECh. 2.A - Prob. 5QECh. 2.A - Prob. 6QECh. 2.A - Prob. 7QECh. 2.A - Prob. 8QECh. 2 - Prob. 1QECh. 2 - Prob. 2QECh. 2 - Prob. 3QECh. 2 - Prob. 4QECh. 2 - Prob. 5QECh. 2 - Prob. 6QECh. 2 - Prob. 7QECh. 2 - Prob. 8QECh. 2 - Prob. 9QECh. 2 - Prob. 10QECh. 2 - Prob. 11QECh. 2 - Prob. 12QECh. 2 - Prob. 1QAPCh. 2 - Prob. 2QAPCh. 2 - Prob. 3QAPCh. 2 - Prob. 4QAPCh. 2 - Prob. 5QAPCh. 2 - Prob. 1IPCh. 2 - Prob. 2IPCh. 2 - Prob. 3IPCh. 2 - Prob. 4IPCh. 2 - Prob. 5IPCh. 2 - Prob. 6IP
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- Suppose there are two individuals, Casey and Rick, who live in a very simplified world where only two goods are produced and consumed; rice and beans. The production opportunity cost for Casey is 4.00kg of rice for every kilogram of beans. Rick has a production opportunity cost of 2.00 kg of rice for every kilogram of beans. Casey eventually realizes that, through trade, both individuals can be better off. Rick is willing to trade. What price can be settled between these two parties such that both individuals can enjoy more rice and beans?arrow_forwardWhat is the opportunity cost of one cake if we move from combination A to combination B?arrow_forwardRefer to Figure 3-3. If the production possibilities frontier shown for Bob is for 100 hours of production, then how long does it take Bob to make one burrito?arrow_forward
- Karan and Arjun work for a political campaign for 20 hours each per week. It takes Karan 2 hours to make a poster and 5 hours to write a memo. It takes Arjun 4 hours to make a poster and X hours to write a memo. The campaign needs 10 posters this week, and as many memos as possible. Since Karan is faster at making posters, he should be assigned the task of making posters.arrow_forwardExplain what is meant by opportunity cost of choicearrow_forwardWhich of the points are feasible and which are efficient?arrow_forward
- Number shown is incorrect. Please explain how to calculate opportunity costarrow_forwardQUESTION 7 Olivia and Susan operate a store that sells burritos. There are two main activities: chopping up the ingredients and then cooking the fillings for the burritos. Olivia and Susan are deciding who should chop the ingredients and who should cook the fillings in order to maximise output. Olivia Susan Chopped Food (kg/hr) 15 20 Cooked Food (kg/hr) 20 30 Which of the following statements are true: For Olivia, the opportunity cost of 1kg of cooked food is 1.33kgs (to 2 decimal places) of choppectood. For Susan, the opportunity cost of 1kg of cooked food is 0.67kgs (to 2 decimal places) of chopped food. Susan should specialise in chopping. Olivia has an absolute advantage in chopping.arrow_forwardDescribe the opportunity cost approach?arrow_forward
- What is the difference between opportunity cost and trade-off? Please explain.arrow_forwardCarlos inherited a plot of land from his grandfather. His grandfather paid $1,000 in cash for this land in 1951. Today, land in this area sells for $200,000 per square metre.So what will be the opportunity cost to Carlos if he keeps the land?arrow_forwardIndicate True (T) or False (F) for the following questions, and explain your answer in 50 words "If a certain trade is good for one person, it can’t be good for the other one."arrow_forward
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