Plot the AC curve and the demand curve for both Home and Foreign in the same graph (put quantity in the x-axis and price and cost in the y-axis. (Please do not use python to plot the graph and would appreciate a picture of the graph). Assume that both countries are closed to international trade. Compute the equilibrium price and quantity in both countries. Assume that these two countries open to trade with each other. Which country will produce the good? Explain why. What are the benefits of international trade in this case? Do they accrue only to the country that gets the industry?
Consider a situation in which two countries, Home and Foreign, can produce a good that is subject to external economies of scale. Assume that firms in both countries face the same average costs curve (AC), given by: AC = m + r/(s+q)
where m=3, r=20, s=2 and Q indicates quantity. The demand curves are given by, respectively:
Q= b - P for Home and, Q = b* - P for Foreign,
where b=20 and b*=40 . Q indicates quantity and P indicates
Answer the following questions:
Plot the AC curve and the demand curve for both Home and Foreign in the same graph (put quantity in the x-axis and price and cost in the y-axis. (Please do not use python to plot the graph and would appreciate a picture of the graph).
Assume that both countries are closed to international trade. Compute the
Assume that these two countries open to trade with each other. Which country will produce the good? Explain why.
What are the benefits of international trade in this case? Do they accrue only to the country that gets the industry?
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