MACROECONOMICS
MACROECONOMICS
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ISBN: 9781337794985
Author: Baumol
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter 18, Problem 1TY

a)

To determine

To ascertain: The price of wine in terms of cloth in country E.

a)

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If there is no trade, the price of wine in terms of cloth in E is = 8/2 = 4 yards of cloth/ barrel of wine.

    CountryCloth in yardsOpportunity cost of E in terms of winewine in barrelsOpportunity cost of P in terms of cloth
    E82/8 = 0.2528/2 = 4
    P126/12 = 0.5612/6 = 2

b)

To determine

To ascertain: The price of wine in terms of cloth in country P.

b)

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If there is no trade, the price of wine in terms of cloth in P is = 12/6 = 2 yards of cloth/ barrel of wine.

    CountryCloth in yardsOpportunity cost of E in terms of winewine in barrelsOpportunity cost of P in terms of cloth
    E82/8 = 0.2528/2 = 4
    P126/12 = 0.5612/6 = 2

c)

To determine

To draw: The PPF for E and P.

c)

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The construction of PPF for both the countries is as follows:-

MACROECONOMICS, Chapter 18, Problem 1TY

d)

To determine

To ascertain: The country that has absolute advantage and comparative advantage.

d)

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    Absolute adv.Comparative adv.
    WinePP
    ClothPE

P can produce more of cloth and wine using a week of labour; hence, it has an absolute advantage in both these products. However, the opportunity cost of producing cloth for P is more (6/12) than the same cost in E (2/8). Therefore, P has a comparative advantage in production of wine whereas E has a comparative advantage in production of cloth.

e)

To determine

To ascertain: The country that specialize in particular good and exporting the same.

e)

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A country which has comparative advantage in production of good should specialize in production of that particular good and trade it with another country for another good.

E should produce cloth and export cloth and import wine from P. P should specialize and export wine for cloth with E.

f)

To determine

To ascertain: The price at which the trade should take place.

f)

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An offer of 3 yards of cloth/1 barrel of wine is better than P's own production of 2 yards of cloth/1 barrel of wine

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