Suppose that Richland and Prosperity have the production possibilities shown below: RICHLAND’S PRODUCTION POSSIBILITIES(millions of units) A B C D EWheat 60 45 30 15 0Wine 0 5 10 15 20PROSPERITY’S PRODUCTION POSSIBILITIES(millions of units) A B C D EWheat 40 30 20 10 0Wine 0 15 30 45 60 Assume that cost and productivity remain constant. Round your answers below to 2 decimal places. a. What is the opportunity cost of producing one bushel of wheat in Richland? 1 bushel of wheat = barrels of wine. b. What is the opportunity cost of producing one barrel of wine in Richland? 1 barrel of wine = bushels of wheat. c. What is the opportunity cost of producing one bushel of wheat in Prosperity? 1 bushel of wheat = barrels of wine. d. What is the opportunity cost of producing one barrel of wine in Prosperity? 1 barrel of wine = bushels of wheat. e. In what product does Richland have a comparative advantage? Richland: f. In what product does Prosperity have a comparative advantage? Prosperity: Suppose that both countries are presently producing combination C.g. Fill in the blanks in the following table: TOTAL OUTPUT IN MILLIONS OF UNITS Wheat WineRichland Prosperity Total Both countries Now suppose that each country specializes in the product in which it has a comparative advantage.h. Show the results in the following table: Wheat WineRichland Prosperity Total Both countries i. What is the joint gain from trade? Wheat and Wine Suppose that the two countries establish the terms of trade at 1 wine = 1.5 wheat, and Prosperity decides to export 18 wine to Richland. j. In the following table show how the two countries will share the gains from trade. Round your answers below to 1 decimal place. GAINS FOR EACH COUNTRY Wheat WineRichland Prosperity Total Both countries
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Suppose that Richland and Prosperity have the production possibilities shown below: RICHLAND’S PRODUCTION POSSIBILITIES(millions of units) A B C D EWheat 60 45 30 15 0Wine 0 5 10 15 20PROSPERITY’S PRODUCTION POSSIBILITIES(millions of units) A B C D EWheat 40 30 20 10 0Wine 0 15 30 45 60 Assume that cost and productivity remain constant. Round your answers below to 2 decimal places. a. What is the opportunity cost of producing one bushel of wheat in Richland? 1 bushel of wheat = barrels of wine. b. What is the opportunity cost of producing one barrel of wine in Richland? 1 barrel of wine = bushels of wheat. c. What is the opportunity cost of producing one bushel of wheat in Prosperity? 1 bushel of wheat = barrels of wine. d. What is the opportunity cost of producing one barrel of wine in Prosperity? 1 barrel of wine = bushels of wheat. e. In what product does Richland have a comparative advantage? Richland: f. In what product does Prosperity have a comparative advantage? Prosperity: Suppose that both countries are presently producing combination C.g. Fill in the blanks in the following table: TOTAL OUTPUT IN MILLIONS OF UNITS Wheat WineRichland Prosperity Total Both countries Now suppose that each country specializes in the product in which it has a comparative advantage.h. Show the results in the following table: Wheat WineRichland Prosperity Total Both countries i. What is the joint gain from trade? Wheat and Wine Suppose that the two countries establish the terms of trade at 1 wine = 1.5 wheat, and Prosperity decides to export 18 wine to Richland. j. In the following table show how the two countries will share the gains from trade. Round your answers below to 1 decimal place. GAINS FOR EACH COUNTRY Wheat WineRichland Prosperity Total Both countries
Solution
a. The opportunity cost of producing one bushel of wheat in Richland can be calculated by looking at the trade-off between wheat and wine. For example, moving from point A to point B, Richland gives up 15 units of wheat to produce 5 units of wine. Therefore, the opportunity cost of 1 bushel of wheat is 5/15 = 0.33 barrels of wine.
b. Similarly, the opportunity cost of producing one barrel of wine in Richland is the inverse of the above, i.e., 15/5 = 3 bushels of wheat.
c. For Prosperity, the opportunity cost of producing one bushel of wheat is calculated similarly. Moving from point A to point B, Prosperity gives up 10 units of wheat to produce 15 units of wine. Therefore, the opportunity cost of 1 bushel of wheat is 15/10 = 1.5 barrels of wine.
d. The opportunity cost of producing one barrel of wine in Prosperity is the inverse of the above, i.e., 10/15 = 0.67 bushels of wheat.
e. Richland has a comparative advantage in producing wheat because it has a lower opportunity cost (0.33) compared to Prosperity (1.5).
f. Prosperity has a comparative advantage in producing wine because it has a lower opportunity cost (0.67) compared to Richland (3).
g. If both countries are producing at combination C, the total output is: Wheat: Richland (30) + Prosperity (20) = 50 million units Wine: Richland (10) + Prosperity (30) = 40 million units
h. If each country specializes in the product in which it has a comparative advantage, the total output is: Wheat: Richland (60) + Prosperity (0) = 60 million units Wine: Richland (0) + Prosperity (60) = 60 million units
i. The joint gain from trade is 10 million units of wheat and 20 million units of wine.
j. If the terms of trade are 1 wine = 1.5 wheat, and Prosperity exports 18 wine to Richland, the gains from trade are: Wheat: Richland (-27) + Prosperity (27) = 0 Wine: Richland (18) + Prosperity (-18) = 0 The total gain for both countries is 0, but each country has increased its consumption possibilities.
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