Germany and Sweden produce cars and kitchen appliances. Germany can produce 5 million cars per year if it produces only cars and no kitchen appliances, or 10 million kitchen appliances per year if it produces only kitchen appliances and no cars. Sweden can produce 1 million cars per year if it produces only cars and no kitchen appliances, or 3 million kitchen appliances per year if it produces only kitchen appliances and no cars. What is Germany’s opportunity cost of manufacturing 1 million cars per year? (Hint: Your answer should be in terms of millions of kitchen appliances per year.) What is Sweden’s opportunity cost of manufacturing 1 million cars per year? (Hint: Your answer should be in terms of millions of kitchen appliances per year.) What is Germany’s opportunity cost of manufacturing 1 million kitchen appliances per year? (Hint: Your answer should be in terms of millions of cars per year.) What is Sweden’s opportunity cost of manufacturing 1 million kitchen appliances per year? (Hint: Your answer should be in terms of millions of cars per year.) Which country has a comparative advantage in producing cars?

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Germany and Sweden produce cars and kitchen appliances. Germany can produce 5 million cars per year if it produces only cars and no kitchen appliances, or 10 million kitchen appliances per year if it produces only kitchen appliances and no cars. Sweden can produce 1 million cars per year if it produces only cars and no kitchen appliances, or 3 million kitchen appliances per year if it produces only kitchen appliances and no cars.

What is Germany’s opportunity cost of manufacturing 1 million cars per year? (Hint: Your answer should be in terms of millions of kitchen appliances per year.)

What is Sweden’s opportunity cost of manufacturing 1 million cars per year? (Hint: Your answer should be in terms of millions of kitchen appliances per year.)

What is Germany’s opportunity cost of manufacturing 1 million kitchen appliances per year? (Hint: Your answer should be in terms of millions of cars per year.)

What is Sweden’s opportunity cost of manufacturing 1 million kitchen appliances per year? (Hint: Your answer should be in terms of millions of cars per year.)

Which country has a comparative advantage in producing cars?

Which country has a comparative advantage in producing kitchen appliances?

If Germany and Sweden decide to specialize, which country should produce cars?

If Germany and Sweden decide to specialize, which country should produce kitchen appliances?

If Germany and Sweden decide to trade, which country is more likely to export cars?

If Germany decides to manufacture 2.5 million cars in a given year, how many kitchen appliances (in millions) would it be able to produce at most in the same year?

 

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