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) toindicate 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 countriesshirts per computer, and the lowest price that makes both countries better off isshirts per computer.better off isTrue or False: There are no longer gains from trade.Suppose that China catches up with American productivity so that a Chinese worker can produce 60 shirts or 30 computers.#O Truewould export shirts andO FalseSearch the web and WindowsÔwould benefit from trade.eGrade It NowSave & ContinueContinue without savingM 8. Problems and Applications Q8Suppose that in a year an American worker can produce 60 shirts or 30 computers and a Chinese worker can produce 60 shirts or 12 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) tograph the production possibilities frontier for China.Quantity of Computers (Millions)3027242118151296300 10 203040 50 60 70 80 90 100Quantity of Shirts (Millions)U.S. PPFChina PPFUS without Trade✪China without TradeSuppose that without trade the workers in each country spend half their time producing each good.

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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. True or False: There are no longer gains from trade. would export shirts and Suppose that China catches up with American productivity so that a Chinese worker can produce 60 shirts or 30 computers. True would benefit from trade. O False

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. True or False: There are no longer gains from trade. would export shirts and Suppose that China catches up with American productivity so that a Chinese worker can produce 60 shirts or 30 computers. True would benefit from trade. O False

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