The accompanying hypothetical production possibilities tables are for New Zealand and Spain. Each country can produce apples and plums. New Zealand's Production Possibilities Table (Millions of Bushels) Spain's Production Possibilities Table (Millions of Bushels) Production Alternatives Production Alternatives Product A B D Product R T U Apples 20 40 60 Apples 20 40 60 Plums 15 10 5 Plums 60 40 20 a. Plot the production possibilities data for each of the two countries separately. Show the trading possibilities lines for each nation if the actual terms of trade are 1 plum for 2 apples. Instructions: (1) Use the tools provided, 'PPC NZ' and 'PPC SP; (plot 4 points each) to draw the PPC curves. (2) Use the tool provided, 'TOT, in each diagram (plot 4 points each) to draw the trading possibilities lines for each nation. To earn full credit, you must correctly plot all points for each line. New Zealand Customize and control Google Chrome Spain 80 Tools 140 Tools 120 60 PPC ToT PPC sP ToT NZ 100 80 40 60 40 20 20 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Plums (millions of bushels) Plums (millions of bushels) Referring to your graphs, answer the following: Instructions: Enter your answers as whole numbers. b. What is each country's cost ratio of producing plums and apples? New Zealand's cost of producing 1 plum(s). apple(s) Apples (millions of bushels) Apples (millons of bushels)
The accompanying hypothetical production possibilities tables are for New Zealand and Spain. Each country can produce apples and plums. New Zealand's Production Possibilities Table (Millions of Bushels) Spain's Production Possibilities Table (Millions of Bushels) Production Alternatives Production Alternatives Product A B D Product R T U Apples 20 40 60 Apples 20 40 60 Plums 15 10 5 Plums 60 40 20 a. Plot the production possibilities data for each of the two countries separately. Show the trading possibilities lines for each nation if the actual terms of trade are 1 plum for 2 apples. Instructions: (1) Use the tools provided, 'PPC NZ' and 'PPC SP; (plot 4 points each) to draw the PPC curves. (2) Use the tool provided, 'TOT, in each diagram (plot 4 points each) to draw the trading possibilities lines for each nation. To earn full credit, you must correctly plot all points for each line. New Zealand Customize and control Google Chrome Spain 80 Tools 140 Tools 120 60 PPC ToT PPC sP ToT NZ 100 80 40 60 40 20 20 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Plums (millions of bushels) Plums (millions of bushels) Referring to your graphs, answer the following: Instructions: Enter your answers as whole numbers. b. What is each country's cost ratio of producing plums and apples? New Zealand's cost of producing 1 plum(s). apple(s) Apples (millions of bushels) Apples (millons of bushels)
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Transcribed Image Text:The accompanying hypothetical production possibilities tables are for New Zealand and Spain. Each country can produce apples and
plums.
New Zealand's Production Possibilities Table
(Millions of Bushels)
Spain's Production Possibilities Table
(Millions of Bushels)
Production Alternatives
Production Alternatives
Product
A
B
D
Product
R
T
Apples
20
40
60
Apples
20
40
60
Plums
15
10
5
Plums
60
40
20
a. Plot the production possibilities data for each of the two countries separately. Show the trading possibilities lines for each nation if
the actual terms of trade are 1 plum for 2 apples.
Instructions: (1) Use the tools provided, 'PPC NZ' and 'PPC SP' (plot 4 points each) to draw the PPC curves. (2) Use the
tool provided, 'ToT,' in each diagram (plot 4 points each) to draw the trading possibilities lines for each nation. To earn full credit, you
must correctly plot all points for each line.
New Zealand Customize and control Google Chrome
Spain
80
Tools
140
Tools
120
60
PPC NZ
Тот
PPC sP
ToT
100
80
40
60
40
20
20
5
10 15 20 25 30
35
40
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Plums (millions of bushels)
Plums (millions of bushels)
Referring to your graphs, answer the following:
Instructions: Enter your answers as whole numbers.
b. What is each country's cost ratio of producing plums and apples?
New Zealand's cost of producing 1 plum(s).
apple(s)
Spain's cost of producing 1 plum(s).
apple(s)
c. Which nation should specialize in which product?
(Click to select)
Suppose the optimum product mixes before specialization and trade were alternative B in New Zealand and alternative S in Spain.
d. What would be the gains from specialization and trade?
Gains =O apple(s) andO plum(s).
Apples (millions of bushels)
Apples (millons of bushels)
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