Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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![The table below shows the labour productivity for the countries of Yin and Yang.
Yin
Yang
Yin
Yang
Totals
Machines
3
2
a. If the working populations of Yin and Yang are both 50 million, divided equally between the two industries in each country, how
many machines and loaves of bread (in millions) are currently being produced in Yin and Yang?
M
Machines
Yin
Yang
Totals
Yin: machines
Yang: loaves of bread
75
50
125
or
or
Loaves of
bread
2
10
b. If the two countries decide to specialize, in which product does each country have a comparative advantage?
Machines
150
0
150
Loaves of
bread
50
250
300
c. If the two countries specialize in the product in which they have a comparative advantage, show their total outputs in the table
below.
Loaves of
bread
TIENE
0
500
500
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Transcribed Image Text:The table below shows the labour productivity for the countries of Yin and Yang.
Yin
Yang
Yin
Yang
Totals
Machines
3
2
a. If the working populations of Yin and Yang are both 50 million, divided equally between the two industries in each country, how
many machines and loaves of bread (in millions) are currently being produced in Yin and Yang?
M
Machines
Yin
Yang
Totals
Yin: machines
Yang: loaves of bread
75
50
125
or
or
Loaves of
bread
2
10
b. If the two countries decide to specialize, in which product does each country have a comparative advantage?
Machines
150
0
150
Loaves of
bread
50
250
300
c. If the two countries specialize in the product in which they have a comparative advantage, show their total outputs in the table
below.
Loaves of
bread
TIENE
0
500
500
< Prev
O Search
16 of 18
www
SAMSUNG
Next >
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d. What are the gains from trade?
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