3. Using the data in the accompanying table, answer the fol- lowing questions: Canada Italy Points on Production Possibilities Frontier Good X Good Y Good X Good Y 150 90 100 25 60 60 50 50 30 120 75 180 a. For which good does Canada have a comparative advantage? b. For which good does Italy have a comparative advantage? c. What might be a set of favorable terms of trade for the two countries? d. Prove that both countries would be better off in the specialization trade case than in the no-specialization-no-trade case. 888

3. Using the data in the accompanying table, answer the fol- lowing questions: Canada Italy Points on Production Possibilities Frontier Good X Good Y Good X Good Y 150 90 100 25 60 60 50 50 30 120 75 180 a. For which good does Canada have a comparative advantage? b. For which good does Italy have a comparative advantage? c. What might be a set of favorable terms of trade for the two countries? d. Prove that both countries would be better off in the specialization trade case than in the no-specialization-no-trade case. 888

Principles of Economics 2e

2nd Edition

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Author:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

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Chapter33: International Trade

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 30P: In Japan, one worker can make 5 tons of rubber or 80 radios. In Malaysia, one worker can make 10...

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