Following table describes the production possibilities of two cities: Red Sweaters per Worker per Hour White Sweaters per Worker per Hour Montreal 3. 3 Toronto nout trade, the price of a white sweater (in terms of red sweaters) in Montreal is 1 ▼ of red sweaters, and in Toronto it is 1 v of red aters. ontreal v has an absolute advantage in the production of red sweaters, and Montreal ▼ has an absolute advantage in the production of te sweaters. oronto v has a comparative advantage in the production of red sweaters, and Montreal ▼ has a comparative advantage in the production of ite sweaters.
Following table describes the production possibilities of two cities: Red Sweaters per Worker per Hour White Sweaters per Worker per Hour Montreal 3. 3 Toronto nout trade, the price of a white sweater (in terms of red sweaters) in Montreal is 1 ▼ of red sweaters, and in Toronto it is 1 v of red aters. ontreal v has an absolute advantage in the production of red sweaters, and Montreal ▼ has an absolute advantage in the production of te sweaters. oronto v has a comparative advantage in the production of red sweaters, and Montreal ▼ has a comparative advantage in the production of ite sweaters.
Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1QTC
Related questions
Question

Transcribed Image Text:Course
dterm 1
2.Q 2
The following table describes the production possibilities of two cities:
Red Sweaters per Worker per Hour
White Sweaters per Worker per Hour
Montreal
3.
3
Toronto
2
1.
Without trade, the price of a white sweater (in terms of red sweaters) in Montreal is 1 v of red sweaters, and in Toronto it is
1
v of red
sweaters.
Montreal ▼ has an absolute advantage in the production of red sweaters, and Montreal ▼ has an absolute advantage in the production of
white sweaters.
Toronto
has a comparative advantage in the production of red sweaters, and Montreal v has a comparative advantage in the production of
white sweaters.
sweaters.
v sweaters, and Montreal will export white
If the cities trade with each other, Toronto will export red
The price of white sweaters can be expressed in terms of red sweaters. The highest price at which white sweaters can be traded that would make both
- red sweaters per white sweater, and the lowest price that makes both cities better off is
v red sweaters per white
cities better off is
sweater.
Save & Continue
Expert Solution

This question has been solved!
Explore an expertly crafted, step-by-step solution for a thorough understanding of key concepts.
This is a popular solution!
Trending now
This is a popular solution!
Step by step
Solved in 4 steps

Recommended textbooks for you


Principles of Economics (12th Edition)
Economics
ISBN:
9780134078779
Author:
Karl E. Case, Ray C. Fair, Sharon E. Oster
Publisher:
PEARSON

Engineering Economy (17th Edition)
Economics
ISBN:
9780134870069
Author:
William G. Sullivan, Elin M. Wicks, C. Patrick Koelling
Publisher:
PEARSON


Principles of Economics (12th Edition)
Economics
ISBN:
9780134078779
Author:
Karl E. Case, Ray C. Fair, Sharon E. Oster
Publisher:
PEARSON

Engineering Economy (17th Edition)
Economics
ISBN:
9780134870069
Author:
William G. Sullivan, Elin M. Wicks, C. Patrick Koelling
Publisher:
PEARSON

Principles of Economics (MindTap Course List)
Economics
ISBN:
9781305585126
Author:
N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher:
Cengage Learning

Managerial Economics: A Problem Solving Approach
Economics
ISBN:
9781337106665
Author:
Luke M. Froeb, Brian T. McCann, Michael R. Ward, Mike Shor
Publisher:
Cengage Learning

Managerial Economics & Business Strategy (Mcgraw-…
Economics
ISBN:
9781259290619
Author:
Michael Baye, Jeff Prince
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education