2. Comparative and absolute advantage Loc and Ashima are farmers. Each one owns a 14-acre plot of land. The following table shows the amount of zucchini and watermelon each farmer can produce per year on a given acre. Each farmer chooses whether to devote all acres to producing zucchini or watermelon or to produce zucchini on some of the land and watermelon on the rest. Loc Ashima 140 On the following graph, use the blue line (circle symbol) to plot Loc's production possibilities frontier (PPF), and use the purple line (diamond symbol) to plot Ashima's PPF. 126 112 98 Zucchini (Pounds per acre) 10 18 84 Watermelon (Pounds per acre) 5 6 O Loc's PPF Ashima's PPF (?) A-Z (( bongo A+

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2. Comparative and absolute advantage
Loc and Ashima are farmers. Each one owns a 14-acre plot of land. The following table shows the amount of zucchini and watermelon each farmer can
produce per year on a given acre. Each farmer chooses whether to devote all acres to producing zucchini or watermelon or to produce zucchini on
some of the land and watermelon on the rest.
Loc
(spuna
Ashima
On the following graph, use the blue line (circle symbol) to plot Loc's production possibilities frontier (PPF), and use the purple line (diamond symbol)
to plot Ashima's PPF.
140
126
112
98
Zucchini
(Pounds per acre)
10
18
84
Watermelon
(Pounds per acre)
5
6
Loc's PPF
Ashima's PPF
?
A-Z
bongo
A+
Transcribed Image Text:2. Comparative and absolute advantage Loc and Ashima are farmers. Each one owns a 14-acre plot of land. The following table shows the amount of zucchini and watermelon each farmer can produce per year on a given acre. Each farmer chooses whether to devote all acres to producing zucchini or watermelon or to produce zucchini on some of the land and watermelon on the rest. Loc (spuna Ashima On the following graph, use the blue line (circle symbol) to plot Loc's production possibilities frontier (PPF), and use the purple line (diamond symbol) to plot Ashima's PPF. 140 126 112 98 Zucchini (Pounds per acre) 10 18 84 Watermelon (Pounds per acre) 5 6 Loc's PPF Ashima's PPF ? A-Z bongo A+
WATERMELON (Pounds)
140
126
112
98
84
70
56
42
28
14
0
0
70 140 210 280 350 420 490 560 630 700
ZUCCHINI (Pounds)
Loc's PPF
Loc's opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of watermelon is
watermelon is
pounds of zucchini. Because Loc has a
a comparative advantage in the production of watermelon, and
Ashima's PPF
has an absolute advantage in the production of zucchini, and
?
has an absolute advantage in the production of watermelon.
pounds of zucchini, whereas Ashima's opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of
opportunity cost of producing watermelon than Ashima,
has
has a comparative advantage in the production of zucchini.
A-Z
bongo
A+
Transcribed Image Text:WATERMELON (Pounds) 140 126 112 98 84 70 56 42 28 14 0 0 70 140 210 280 350 420 490 560 630 700 ZUCCHINI (Pounds) Loc's PPF Loc's opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of watermelon is watermelon is pounds of zucchini. Because Loc has a a comparative advantage in the production of watermelon, and Ashima's PPF has an absolute advantage in the production of zucchini, and ? has an absolute advantage in the production of watermelon. pounds of zucchini, whereas Ashima's opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of opportunity cost of producing watermelon than Ashima, has has a comparative advantage in the production of zucchini. A-Z bongo A+
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