Exam 2: The Power of Trade and Comparative

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Use the following to answer questions: Figure: PPF Mexico & United States Use the following to answer questions: Figure: PPF Mexico & United States   -(Figure: PPF Mexico & United States) Use the figure in which both Mexico and the United States each have 24 units of labor. The opportunity costs of producing one computer are: -(Figure: PPF Mexico & United States) Use the figure in which both Mexico and the United States each have 24 units of labor. The opportunity costs of producing one computer are:

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Figure: Drums and Shoes Figure: Drums and Shoes   Given the graph of the production possibilities frontier in the figure, which of the following statements is TRUE? Given the graph of the production possibilities frontier in the figure, which of the following statements is TRUE?

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If Joyce can gather 15 logs a day or catch 10 fish a day and Percy can gather five logs a day or catch five fish a day, then Percy has a comparative advantage in gathering fish.

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According to the theory of trade, if two countries trade with each other:

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Trade tends to:

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Roses grown in Kenya travel to Amsterdam and ultimately to your local flower shop because:

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Use the following to answer questions: Figure: Countries A and B Use the following to answer questions: Figure: Countries A and B   -(Figure: Countries A and B) Refer to the figure regarding countries A and B. Assume that each country begins by allocating half its labor force to the production of each good. Through trade with each other, each country could increase its consumption of both goods if Country A moved part of its labor force to the production of Good _____ and Country B moved part of its labor force to the production of Good _____. -(Figure: Countries A and B) Refer to the figure regarding countries A and B. Assume that each country begins by allocating half its labor force to the production of each good. Through trade with each other, each country could increase its consumption of both goods if Country A moved part of its labor force to the production of Good _____ and Country B moved part of its labor force to the production of Good _____.

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Which of the following statements is TRUE? I. Compared with a modern economy, the division of knowledge is greater in a primitive economy because every family is self-sufficient: growing their own food, making their own clothes, and constructing their own shelter. II. Nobody understands the entire process of producing even the simplest products, like a lead pencil, in a modern economy. III. The collapse of communism and the opening of the Chinese economy to the rest of the world have increased the division of knowledge, leading to increased world output.

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When comparing two countries with two goods each, if one country has a comparative advantage in one good, the other country will have a comparative advantage in the other good.

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Use the following to answer questions: Figure: PPF Mexico & United States Use the following to answer questions: Figure: PPF Mexico & United States   -(Figure: PPF Mexico & United States) Use the figure in which both Mexico and the United States each have 24 units of labor. The opportunity costs of producing one shirt are: -(Figure: PPF Mexico & United States) Use the figure in which both Mexico and the United States each have 24 units of labor. The opportunity costs of producing one shirt are:

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Each of 100 people receives a random item from a grocery store and assigns it a value between 1 (low) and 10 (high). They trade those items among themselves for items they prefer rather than those they randomly received and then assign a second value (again, 1 to 10) to the item that they end up with after the trading concludes. How would the sum of those values before trading compare with the sum after trading?

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Use the following to answer questions: Table: Production Possibilities for Kenya and Sri Lanka Beans (millions of tons) Tea (millions of tons) Kenya 100 200 Sri Lanka 150 450 -(Table: Production Possibilities for Kenya and Sri Lanka) According to the table on production possibilities for Kenya and Sri Lanka, Kenya's opportunity cost of producing beans is ________, while Sri Lanka's opportunity cost of producing beans is _________.

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Why do people specialize?

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Comparative advantage is determined by which of the following?

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Use the following to answer question 82: Table: Production in France and Italy Labor units required to produce: One Bag of Truffles One Pair of Wool Socks France 1 1 Italy 2 4 -In Colombia, it takes three workers to produce two pounds of coffee. In Mexico, it takes four workers to produce one pound of coffee. Therefore:

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Iceland produces two goods: Viking hats (Y) and fish (X). Its production possibilities frontier is characterized as: Y = 50 - 2X. What is the opportunity cost of producing a tenth unit of fish ?

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Jesse is good at math and excellent at making friends and Addae is equally good at both. Mathematically and socially challenged Jordan wants to hire tutors to help in each area. Who should tutor Jordan in which area to maximize Jordan's college experience?

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Conan O'Brien hosts the Conan show and Andy Richter, his sidekick, writes for it. Conan needs 4 hours to rehearse and host a good show. It takes Andy 10 hours to do the same. Conan writes one usable joke in an hour, but Andy needs 2 hours to do the same. From these numbers, we infer that Conan has a comparative advantage in the production of:

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Involuntary trades increase value in the same way voluntary trades do.

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Use the following to answer questions: Table: Production Possibilities for Italy and Belgium Labor Hours Needed to Make One Pound of: Pounds produced in 40 hours: Linen Pasta Linen Pasta Italy 10 4 4 10 Belgium 2 8 20 5 -(Table: Production Possibilities for Italy and Belgium) According to the table on production possibilities for Italy and Belgium, Italy has comparative advantage in:

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