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Author: James D. Gwartney; Richard L. Stroup; Russell S. Sobel; David A. Macpherson
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To determine
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A country is likely to have a comparative advantage in a land-intensive activity if it has a
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Florin and Guilder are two countries separated by a narrow sea. They use currencies called, respectively, the Flop and the Gulp.
Suppose the nominal exchange rate is 20 Flops per Gulp.
A Guilderian trader buys a 120 Flop barrel of Florish pickles by exchanging 6 Gulps, and a Florish trader buys a 4 Gulp crate of Guilderian apples by exchanging 80 Flops.
Then the Gulp depreciates to 10 Flops per Gulp.
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How much must the Guilderian pay for the same 120 Flop barrel of pickles?
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How much must the Florish trader pay for the same 4 Gulp crate of apples?
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