2. Comparative and absolute advantage Gilberto and Juanita are farmers. Each one owns a 20-acre plot of land. The following table shows the amount of rye and corn each farmer can produce per year on a given acre. Each farmer chooses whether to devote all acres to producing rye or corn or to produce rye on some of the land and corn on the rest.   for the drop down box selections

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2. Comparative and absolute advantage

Gilberto and Juanita are farmers. Each one owns a 20-acre plot of land. The following table shows the amount of rye and corn each farmer can produce per year on a given acre. Each farmer chooses whether to devote all acres to producing rye or corn or to produce rye on some of the land and corn on the rest.
 
for the drop down box selections. The option for first is Juanita or Gilberto, for the second its also Juanita or Gilberto, for third its lower or higher, for fourth its Juanita or Gilberto, and for 5th its also Juanita or Gilberto
 
On the following graph, use the blue line (circle symbol) to plot Gilberto's production possibilities frontier (PPF), and use the purple line (diamond
symbol) to plot Juanita's PPF.
200
180
Gilberto's PPF
160
140
120
Juanita's PPF
100
80
60
40
20
100
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RYE (Bushels)
▼ has an absolute advantage in the production of rye, and
v has an absolute advantage in the production of corn.
Gilberto's opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of corn is
bushels of rye, whereas Juanita's opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of cor
is
bushels of rye. Because Gilberto has a
opportunity cost of producing corn than Juanita,
has a comparative
advantage in the production of corn, and
v has a comparative advantage in the production of rye.
(sja ys ng) NYO)
Transcribed Image Text:On the following graph, use the blue line (circle symbol) to plot Gilberto's production possibilities frontier (PPF), and use the purple line (diamond symbol) to plot Juanita's PPF. 200 180 Gilberto's PPF 160 140 120 Juanita's PPF 100 80 60 40 20 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 RYE (Bushels) ▼ has an absolute advantage in the production of rye, and v has an absolute advantage in the production of corn. Gilberto's opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of corn is bushels of rye, whereas Juanita's opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of cor is bushels of rye. Because Gilberto has a opportunity cost of producing corn than Juanita, has a comparative advantage in the production of corn, and v has a comparative advantage in the production of rye. (sja ys ng) NYO)
Rye
Corn
(Bushels per acre)
(Bushels per acre)
Gilberto
20
4
Juanita
28
On the following graph, use the blue line (circle symbol) to plot Gilberto's production possibilities frontier (PPF), and use the purple line (diamond
symbol) to plot Juanita's PPF.
200
180
Gilberto's PPF
160
140
120
Juanita's PPF
100
80
60
40
20
100 200
300
400 500
600 700
800
900 1000
RYE (Bushels)
CORN (Bushels)
Transcribed Image Text:Rye Corn (Bushels per acre) (Bushels per acre) Gilberto 20 4 Juanita 28 On the following graph, use the blue line (circle symbol) to plot Gilberto's production possibilities frontier (PPF), and use the purple line (diamond symbol) to plot Juanita's PPF. 200 180 Gilberto's PPF 160 140 120 Juanita's PPF 100 80 60 40 20 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 RYE (Bushels) CORN (Bushels)
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