The table below shows the production of oil and lumber of ONE worker in China and India: rice (in pounds) shirts (unit) CHINA 400 200 INDIA 330 110 a) BEFORE trade (or with no trade), each country has 100 workers, and they allocate the worker for the production of the goods in the following way: • China allocates 35 workers in the production of rice, and 65 workers in the production of shirts; India allocates 50 workers in the production of rice and 50 workers in the production of shirts.
The table below shows the production of oil and lumber of ONE worker in China and India: rice (in pounds) shirts (unit) CHINA 400 200 INDIA 330 110 a) BEFORE trade (or with no trade), each country has 100 workers, and they allocate the worker for the production of the goods in the following way: • China allocates 35 workers in the production of rice, and 65 workers in the production of shirts; India allocates 50 workers in the production of rice and 50 workers in the production of shirts.
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Transcribed Image Text:The table below shows the production of oil and lumber of ONE worker in China and India:
rice (in pounds)
shirts (unit)
CHINA
400
200
INDIA
330
110
a) BEFORE trade (or with no trade), each country has 100 workers, and they allocate the worker for the production of the goods in the
following way:
China allocates 35 workers in the production of rice, and 65 workers in the production of shirts;
India allocates 50 workers in the production of rice and 50 workers in the production of shirts.
Find the maximum production and consumption of both goods for each country!
b) If the countries decide to engage in trade (WITH TRADE), they will specialize in the production of the good in which they have comparative
advantage. In which good should China specialize? How about India? JUSTIFY! (To answer this question you must calculate the opportunity
cost of each good for both countries and then find the country's comparative advantage). What is the WITH TRADE production of the
countries?
c) If the countries decide to engage in trade the TERMS-OF-TRADE will be set at 15,000 pounds of rice for 6,500 shirts. With this information
complete the tables below:
CHINA
Produce
Consume
Gains from Trade
rice
shirt
INDIA
Produce
Consume
Gains from Trade
rice
shirt
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