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Chapter 8, Problem 19P
To determine
Saudi Arabia
United States
Quantity of oil(Millions of barrels)
Quantity of Cars(Millions)
Quantity of oil(Millions of barrels)
Quantity of Cars(Millions)
0
4
0
10
200
3
100
7.5
400
2
200
5
600
1
300
2.5
800
0
400
0
- The
opportunity cost of producing a car in Saudi Arabia and in the United States and the opportunity cost of producing a barrel of oil in Saudi Arabia and in the United States.
- The country having
comparative advantage in producing oil and in producing cars.
- Without trade can Saudi Arabia and United States produce more oil and more cars
- If each country specializes in the good in which it has comparative advantage, determine the total quantity of oil produced and the total quantity of cars produced.
- Is it possible for Saudi Arabia to consume 400 million of barrels of oil and 5 million cars and for the United States to consume 400 million of barrels of oil and 5 million cars?
- The barrels of oil imported by United States if Saudi Arabia consumes 300 million barrels of oil and 4 million cars and the United States consumes 500 million barrels of oil and 6 million cars, The cars exported by the United States and the cost of a barrel of oil in the world market if a car costs $10,000 on the world market.
Saudi Arabia | United States |
||
Quantity of oil(Millions of barrels) |
Quantity of Cars(Millions) |
Quantity of oil(Millions of barrels) |
Quantity of Cars(Millions) |
0 |
4 |
0 |
10 |
200 |
3 |
100 |
7.5 |
400 |
2 |
200 |
5 |
600 |
1 |
300 |
2.5 |
800 |
0 |
400 |
0 |
Concept Introduction:
Opportunity cost in Economics is implied when a good or service is produced by sacrificing another good or service. For ex, India can produce 1 kg of butter and 2 kgs of jaggery in an hour, and it forgoes to produce jaggery and chooses to produce butter, then the 1 kg of butter is the opportunity cost of producing 2 kgs of jaggery.
Comparative advantage is the ability to produce goods or services at a lower opportunity cost and not necessarily at a higher volume.
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