Solved

Exhibit 29-5 -Refer to Exhibit 29-5

Question 113

Essay

Exhibit 29-5  Wheat  Strawberries  Mexico 6 bushels 2 pints  United States 6 bushels 4 pints \begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline & \text { Wheat } & \text { Strawberries } \\\hline \text { Mexico } & 6 \text { bushels } & 2 \text { pints } \\\hline \text { United States } & 6 \text { bushels } & 4 \text { pints } \\\hline\end{array}
-Refer to Exhibit 29-5. Suppose that the following table represents the production of wheat and strawberries per unit of labor in the United States and Mexico:
(A) Which caunty has a camparative atyantage in wheat protuction? Why?
(B) Which cauntry has an absolute atvantage in wheat? in strawberres? Why?
(C) With free trade between the United States and Mexdca, is it passible that 1 bushel af Wheat will tade far 1 pint of strawheries? Why ar why nat?
(D) Suppose the free trade price is 2 bushels of wheat far 1 pint of strawberies. Draw a klarem indicating the production passibilites curve writh and writhout tade if the United States has 100 millian units of labor. How much of each godd will the United States produce?

Correct Answer:

verifed

Verified

Unlock this answer now
Get Access to more Verified Answers free of charge

Related Questions

Unlock this Answer For Free Now!

View this answer and more for free by performing one of the following actions

qr-code

Scan the QR code to install the App and get 2 free unlocks

upload documents

Unlock quizzes for free by uploading documents