Quantity of Computers (Milons) 2 15 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Quantity of Shirts (Millions) 80 00 8 100 US. PPF 141 China PPF + US without Trade * China without Trade Suppose that without trade the workers in each country spend half their time producing each good. Use the black point (plus symbol) to indicate this production and consumption point for the United States, and use the grey point (star symbol) to indicate this production and consumption point for China. If these countries were open to trade, The price of a computer can be expressed in terms of shirts. The highest price for which a computer can be traded that would make both countries better off is shirts per computer, and the lowest price that makes both countries better off is shirts per computer. Suppose that China catches up with American productivity so that a Chinese worker can produce 100 shirts or 20 computers. True or False: There are no longer gains from trade. True False would export shirts and would benefit from trade.
Quantity of Computers (Milons) 2 15 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Quantity of Shirts (Millions) 80 00 8 100 US. PPF 141 China PPF + US without Trade * China without Trade Suppose that without trade the workers in each country spend half their time producing each good. Use the black point (plus symbol) to indicate this production and consumption point for the United States, and use the grey point (star symbol) to indicate this production and consumption point for China. If these countries were open to trade, The price of a computer can be expressed in terms of shirts. The highest price for which a computer can be traded that would make both countries better off is shirts per computer, and the lowest price that makes both countries better off is shirts per computer. Suppose that China catches up with American productivity so that a Chinese worker can produce 100 shirts or 20 computers. True or False: There are no longer gains from trade. True False would export shirts and would benefit from trade.
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![Quantity of Computers (Milons)
27
24
D
D
10
20
30
40 50 60
Quantity of Shirts (Millions)
70 80
00
8
100
US PPF
True or False: There are no longer gains from trade.
True
False
-A
China PPF
++
H
US without Trade
-*
China without Trade
Suppose that without trade the workers in each country spend half their time producing each good.
Use the black point (plus symbol) to indicate this production and consumption point for the United States, and use the grey point (star symbol) to
indicate this production and consumption point for China.
If these countries were open to trade,
The price of a computer can be expressed in terms of shirts. The highest price for which a computer can be traded that would make both countries
better off is shirts per computer, and the lowest price that makes both countries better off is shirts per computer.
would export shirts and
would benefit from trade.
Suppose that China catches up with American productivity so that a Chinese worker can produce 100 shirts or 20 computers.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ffe0e5926-ac16-4e14-992a-a5adc13bf316%2F42f3fc87-183c-46b8-9927-f402a6677cf2%2F2memobs_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Quantity of Computers (Milons)
27
24
D
D
10
20
30
40 50 60
Quantity of Shirts (Millions)
70 80
00
8
100
US PPF
True or False: There are no longer gains from trade.
True
False
-A
China PPF
++
H
US without Trade
-*
China without Trade
Suppose that without trade the workers in each country spend half their time producing each good.
Use the black point (plus symbol) to indicate this production and consumption point for the United States, and use the grey point (star symbol) to
indicate this production and consumption point for China.
If these countries were open to trade,
The price of a computer can be expressed in terms of shirts. The highest price for which a computer can be traded that would make both countries
better off is shirts per computer, and the lowest price that makes both countries better off is shirts per computer.
would export shirts and
would benefit from trade.
Suppose that China catches up with American productivity so that a Chinese worker can produce 100 shirts or 20 computers.
![8. Problems and Applications Q8
Suppose that in a year an American worker can produce 100 shirts or 20 computers and a Chinese worker can produce 100 shirts or 10 computers.
There are 1 million workers in each country.
Use the blue line (circle symbol) to graph the production possibilities frontier (PPF) for the United States, and use the green line (triangle symbol) to
graph the production possibilities frontier for China.
Quantity of Computers (Millions)
30
24
18
Quantity of Shirts (Millions)
80
100
10
U.S. PPF
44
China PPF
+
US without Trade
China without Trade
?
Suppose that without trade the workers in each country spend half their time producing each good.
Use the black point (plus symbol) to indicate this production and consumption point for the United States, and use the grey point (star symbol) to
indicate this production and consumption point for China
If these countries were open to trade,
The price of a computer can be expressed in terms of shirts. The highest price for which a computer can be traded that would make both countries
better off is shirts per computer, and the lowest price that makes both countries better off is shirts per computer
would export shirts and
would benefit from trade.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ffe0e5926-ac16-4e14-992a-a5adc13bf316%2F42f3fc87-183c-46b8-9927-f402a6677cf2%2F9f4m7m2h_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:8. Problems and Applications Q8
Suppose that in a year an American worker can produce 100 shirts or 20 computers and a Chinese worker can produce 100 shirts or 10 computers.
There are 1 million workers in each country.
Use the blue line (circle symbol) to graph the production possibilities frontier (PPF) for the United States, and use the green line (triangle symbol) to
graph the production possibilities frontier for China.
Quantity of Computers (Millions)
30
24
18
Quantity of Shirts (Millions)
80
100
10
U.S. PPF
44
China PPF
+
US without Trade
China without Trade
?
Suppose that without trade the workers in each country spend half their time producing each good.
Use the black point (plus symbol) to indicate this production and consumption point for the United States, and use the grey point (star symbol) to
indicate this production and consumption point for China
If these countries were open to trade,
The price of a computer can be expressed in terms of shirts. The highest price for which a computer can be traded that would make both countries
better off is shirts per computer, and the lowest price that makes both countries better off is shirts per computer
would export shirts and
would benefit from trade.
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