Supply and Demand and Budget Line
Kuis 5 1. The countries of A and B are small island countries. Both produce fruit and timber. Each island has a labor force of 30. The following table gives production per month for each worker in each country. Workers | Baskets of Fruit | Board Feet of Timber | A | 10 | 10 | B | 4 | 8 |
a. Which country has an absolute advantage in the production of fruit? Which country has an absolute advantage in the production of timber? b. Which country has a comparative advantage in the production of fruit? Which country has a comparative advantage in the production of timber? c. Sketch the PPF’s of both countries. d. Assuming no trading between the two, if country A use 19 workers to produce fruits and 11 workers to produce timbers and if country B use 20 workers to produce fruits and 10 workers to produce timbers. How many fruits and timbers would be produce and consume in each country? Show your answer on the PPF’s in each country. e. Show that by specialization there are much more fruits and timbers would be produce in total. f. If the two countries specialize in the production of good that has low opportunity cost compared to the other and if country B sell 130 of its timbers for 100 fruits to country A. How many fruits and timbers would be produce and consume in each country? g. Show that by trading each country can consume more than its PPF.
2. Explain how each of the following situations would affect a nation’s production possibilities curve. a. A technological innovation allows the nations to more efficiently convert solar energy into electricity. b. A prolonged recession increases the number of unemployed workers in the nation. c. A category 5 hurricane destroy over 40% of the nation’s productive capacity. d. The quality of education in the nation’s college and universities improves greatly. e. The nation passes a law requiring all employers to give their employees 16 weeks of paid vacation each
a. Which country has an absolute advantage in the production of fruit? Which country has an absolute advantage in the production of timber? b. Which country has a comparative advantage in the production of fruit? Which country has a comparative advantage in the production of timber? c. Sketch the PPF’s of both countries. d. Assuming no trading between the two, if country A use 19 workers to produce fruits and 11 workers to produce timbers and if country B use 20 workers to produce fruits and 10 workers to produce timbers. How many fruits and timbers would be produce and consume in each country? Show your answer on the PPF’s in each country. e. Show that by specialization there are much more fruits and timbers would be produce in total. f. If the two countries specialize in the production of good that has low opportunity cost compared to the other and if country B sell 130 of its timbers for 100 fruits to country A. How many fruits and timbers would be produce and consume in each country? g. Show that by trading each country can consume more than its PPF.
2. Explain how each of the following situations would affect a nation’s production possibilities curve. a. A technological innovation allows the nations to more efficiently convert solar energy into electricity. b. A prolonged recession increases the number of unemployed workers in the nation. c. A category 5 hurricane destroy over 40% of the nation’s productive capacity. d. The quality of education in the nation’s college and universities improves greatly. e. The nation passes a law requiring all employers to give their employees 16 weeks of paid vacation each