The data below show the total production (in millions)of the only two goods produced in the countries of Carleton and Cumbria.
a)What is the opportunity cost of a binocular in Carleton?
b)What is the opportunity cost of a camera in Cumbria?
c)If,before trade,each country was devoting half its resources to producing each product,what is the total amount they were both producing?
d)If the two countries were to specialize in producing the product they do best,what would be the total amount they could produce?
e)What are the total gains as a result of specialization?
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