Principles of Microeconomics
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Author: N. Gregory Mankiw
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- When a country changes from agricultural to industrial, how can it affect the comparative advantage of that country? How will it change the comparative advantage of the country?arrow_forwardThe table below shows the maximum quantities of two goods that each country can produce. If the countries follow the principle of comparative advantage, which of the following is a potential benefit of trade? Vibranium (tons) Gold (tons) Wakanda 8 tons 2 tons Zamunda 2 tons 1 ton Group of answer choices Trade can allow each country to increase consumption beyond its production possibilities frontier. Trade can allow each country to shift its production possibilities frontier outward to higher levels of production. Trade can allow each country to become less vulnerable to the actions of the other country. All of these answers are correct.arrow_forwardBetween two, the producer that requires a smaller quantity of inputs to produce a good Has an absolute advantage in the production of that good Must produce and not trade at all Has a comparative advantage in the production of that good Should not produce that good Should import that goodarrow_forward
- If a country produces only two goods, then it is not possible to have a comparative advantage in the production of both those goods. True Falsearrow_forwardIf a country produces more food and electronics than another country does it have a comparative advantage?arrow_forwardAmerican worker takes 20 hours to produce one computer and 300 hours to produce an RV. A Japanese worker takes 30 hours to produce one computer and 450 Hours to produce an RV. Which country has a comparative advantage in what product? Why?arrow_forward
- Which of the following BEST describes comparative advantage? Country A can produce a product at a lower opportunity cost than Country B Country A can produce more of a product than Country B Country A has a currency worth more than the currency of country B Country A uses a smaller amount of a resource to produce than Country Barrow_forwardDifferentiate between the following terms. Absolute advantage and comparative advantage.arrow_forwardUsing the following data, decide which country has comparative advantage for which good: good x good y Country A 75 75 Country b 60 70arrow_forward
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