Ireland and Japan are assumed to produce only wool and steel,to have full employment and complete mobility of resources between industries.Their production possibilities boundaries before trade are drawn in solid lines.It is assumed that the two countries have the same amount of resources.Their consumption possibilities after trade are shown by the dotted lines.The outputs of wool and steel are given in physical units. FIGURE 32-1
-Refer to Figure 32-1.Japan has an absolute advantage in

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Ireland and Japan are assumed to produce only wool and steel,to have full employment and complete mobility of resources between industries.Their production possibilities boundaries before trade are drawn in solid lines.It is assumed that the two countries have the same amount of resources.Their consumption possibilities after trade are shown by the dotted lines.The outputs of wool and steel are given in physical units.  FIGURE 32-1
-Refer to Figure 32-1.Japan has an absolute advantage in

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Japan has an absolute advantage in steel because it can produce more units of steel than Ireland with the same amount of resources. This is evident as Japan's production possibility curve lies farther out on the steel axis than Ireland's curve.

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