1. In Italy, an automobile can be produced by 8 workers in one day and a washing machine by 3 workers in one day. In the United States, an automobile can be produced by 6 workers in one day, and a washing machine by 2 workers in one day. a. Which country has an absolute advantage in the pro- duction of automobiles? in washing machines?
1. In Italy, an automobile can be produced by 8 workers in one day and a washing machine by 3 workers in one day. In the United States, an automobile can be produced by 6 workers in one day, and a washing machine by 2 workers in one day. a. Which country has an absolute advantage in the pro- duction of automobiles? in washing machines?
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Which country has comparative advantage in the production of washing machines and automobiles?

Transcribed Image Text:ada can both
chieve mutual gains from trade. If the United States
producing pork and sells some of its output to Canada, while Carm
on aircraft and sells some of its output to the United States, be
consume more than if they insisted on being self-sufficient. For ex
States could trade 1 million tons of pork for 1,500 aircraft from Ca
allow both countries to consume at a point outside of their produ
curves.
Moreover, these mutual gains don't depend on each countr-
producing one kind of good. Even if, say, one country has rema
workers who give it an absolute advantage in both industries, the
gains from trade.
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1. In Italy, an automobile can be produced by 8 workers in
one day and a washing machine by 3 workers in one day.
In the United States, an automobile can be produced
by 6 workers in one day, and a washing machine by
2 workers in one day.
a. Which country has an absolute advantage in the pro-
duction of automobiles? in washing machines?
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Refer to the graph below to answer questions 1-6 below.
Quantity of
wheat (buchola)
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