Suppose the United States has a comparative advantage over Mexico in producing pork. The principle of comparative advantage asserts that the United States should produce more pork than what it requires and export some of it to Mexico O Mexico has nothing to gain from importing United States pork O the United States should refrain altogether from producing pork and import all of what it requires from Mexico O the United States should produce a moderate quantity of pork and import the remainder of what it requires from Mexico

Suppose the United States has a comparative advantage over Mexico in producing pork. The principle of comparative advantage asserts that the United States should produce more pork than what it requires and export some of it to Mexico O Mexico has nothing to gain from importing United States pork O the United States should refrain altogether from producing pork and import all of what it requires from Mexico O the United States should produce a moderate quantity of pork and import the remainder of what it requires from Mexico

Principles of Economics 2e

2nd Edition

ISBN:9781947172364

Author:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

Publisher:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

Chapter33: International Trade

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 30P: In Japan, one worker can make 5 tons of rubber or 80 radios. In Malaysia, one worker can make 10...

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In Japan, one worker can make 5 tons of rubber or 80 radios. In Malaysia, one worker can make 10 tons of rubber or 40 radios. Who has the absolute advantage in the production of rubber or radios? How can you tell? Calculate the opportunity cost of producing 80 additional radios in Japan and in Malaysia. (Your calculation may involve fractions, which is fine,) Which country has a comparative advantage in the production of radios? Calculate the opportunity cost of producing 10 additional tons of rubber in Japan and in Malaysia. Which country has a comparative advantage in producing rubber? In this example, does each country have an absolute advantage and a comparative advantage in the same good? In what product should Japan specialize? In what product should Malaysia specialize?
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Canada exports canola oil to Japan. Therefore, Japan must have the comparative advantage in the production of canola oil, and its autarkic price is higher than the free trade price. O Japan must have the comparative advantage in the production of canola oil, and its autarkic price is lower than the free trade price. Canada must have the comparative advantage in the production of canola oil, and its autarkic price is higher than the free trade price. Canada must have the comparative advantage in the production of canola oil, and its autarkic price is lower than the free trade price.
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LENTILS (Millions of pounds) 80 70 8 60 50 40 30 20 10 + 0 0 PPF 10 Shenandoah 20 30 40 50 60 PEAS (Millions of pounds) 70 80 (?) LENTILS (Millions of pounds) 80 70 60 50 40 30 PPF 20 10 0 0 T 10 Denali 40 20 30 50 60 PEAS (Millions of pounds) 70 80 (?) Shenandoah has a comparative advantage in the production of , while Denali has a comparative advantage in the production of . Suppose that Shenandoah and Denali specialize in the production of the goods in which each has a comparative advantage. After specialization, the two countries can produce a total of peas. million pounds of lentils and million pounds of Suppose that Shenandoah and Denali agree to trade. Each country focuses its resources on producing only the good in which it has a comparative advantage. The countries decide to exchange 20 million pounds of peas for 20 million pounds of lentils. This ratio of goods is known as the price of trade between Shenandoah and Denali. The following graph shows the same PPF for Shenandoah…