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15. Problems and Applications Q9 Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false...
9. Problems and Applications Q9 Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false....
9. Problems and Applications Q9 Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false. Statement True False 1. There can be no gains from trade between two countries if one of them has an absolute advantage in the production of all goods. 2. Comparative advantage determines the gains from specialization and trade. 3. If a certain trade is good for one country, it can't be good for the other country. 4. Two individuals can benefit from specialization and...
Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false. Statement True False Two countries can...
Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false. Statement True False Two countries can gain from specialization and trade as long as they have different opportunity costs in the production of some goods. The gains from specialization and trade are based on absolute advantage. If a certain trade is good for one country, it must be good for the other country. Two individuals can benefit from trade even if neither has a comparative advantage in some activity. Workers in importing industries are...
Incorrect Question 11 0/1 pts Which of the following statements is true? Comparative advantage in producing...
Incorrect Question 11 0/1 pts Which of the following statements is true? Comparative advantage in producing a certain item arises from being the first country to manufacture that item. All countries can gain from trade if they all specialize in production according to comparative advantage A country cannot have comparative advantage in producing a certain item if it causes an increasing opportunity cost in producing the item A country cannot have a comparative advantage in producing a particular good unless...
3. True or False. Please tell whether each of the following statements is true or false...
3. True or False. Please tell whether each of the following statements is true or false and justify your answer in a few sentences. (a) “Free trade is always good and governments should not manage trade.” (b) “Vertical FDI and trade are substitutes, while horizontal FDI and trade are complements.” (c) An import quota cannot make a country better off. (d) Increasing returns to scale will lead to monopolies in world trade and therefore consumers will lose from trade.
Which of the following is true about specialization and trade?
Which of the following is true about specialization and trade? Select one: a. A country should specialize in and export the good for which it has comparative advantage b. A country should specialize in and export the good for which it has absolute advantage c. A country should specialize in and export the good for which it has both comparative and absolute advantage d. A country should specialize in and import the good for which it has absolute advantage e. A country should specialize in and...
Read through each of the following 3 statements. Statement I: Even though a country may have...
Read through each of the following 3 statements. Statement I: Even though a country may have no absolute advantage in any goods, it may have a comparative advantage in some good. Statement II: If a country has a comparative advantage in some goods, it must have a comparative disadvantage in other goods. Statement III: Even though a country may have an absolute advantage in all goods, it cannot have a comparative advantage in all goods. Which of the following statements...
Question 29 2 pts Unexpected inflation harms both debtors and individuals who live on fixed incomes....
Question 29 2 pts Unexpected inflation harms both debtors and individuals who live on fixed incomes. O True O False Question 34 2.5 pts Which of the following statements is true about comparative advantage? Comparative advantage exists whenever one person, firm, or nation can do something at higher opportunity costs than some other individual, firm, or nation. Comparative advantage is interesting theoretically, but it is not relevant when evaluating real-world economic conditions. Low income countries cannot possibly have a comparative...
9. Problems and Applications Q9 Two ice cream stands are deciding where to set up along...
9. Problems and Applications Q9 Two ice cream stands are deciding where to set up along a 1-mile-long beach. The people are uniformly located along the beach, and each person sitting on the beach buys exactly 1 ice cream cone per day from the nearest stand. Each ice cream seller wants the maximum number of customers. True or False: The two stands will most likely be 1/3 mile away from each other. O True O False
2. Problems and Applications Q2 An American worker can produce either 5 cars or 9 tons...
2. Problems and Applications Q2 An American worker can produce either 5 cars or 9 tons of grain a year. A Japanese worker can produce either 3 cars or 9 tons of grain a year. To keep things simple, assume that each country has 100 million workers. Complete the following table with the number of workers needed to make one car or 1 ton of grain in the United States and Japan. Workers Needed to Make 1 Car1 Ton of...
2. Problems and Applications Q2 An American worker can produce either 5 cars or 9 tons...
2. Problems and Applications Q2 An American worker can produce either 5 cars or 9 tons of grain a year. A Japanese worker can produce either 3 cars or 9 tons of grain a year. To keep things simple, assume that each country has 100 million workers. Complete the following table with the number of workers needed to make one car or 1 ton of grain in the United States and Japan. Workers Needed to Make 1 Car 1 Ton...
Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false. Statement True False Two countries can gain from specialization and trade as long as they have different opportunity costs in the production of some goods. The gains from specialization and trade are based on absolute advantage. If a certain trade is good for one country, it must be good for the other country. Two individuals can benefit from trade even if neither has a comparative advantage in some activity. Workers in importing industries are...
Incorrect Question 11 0/1 pts Which of the following statements is true? Comparative advantage in producing a certain item arises from being the first country to manufacture that item. All countries can gain from trade if they all specialize in production according to comparative advantage A country cannot have comparative advantage in producing a certain item if it causes an increasing opportunity cost in producing the item A country cannot have a comparative advantage in producing a particular good unless...
Question 29 2 pts Unexpected inflation harms both debtors and individuals who live on fixed incomes. O True O False Question 34 2.5 pts Which of the following statements is true about comparative advantage? Comparative advantage exists whenever one person, firm, or nation can do something at higher opportunity costs than some other individual, firm, or nation. Comparative advantage is interesting theoretically, but it is not relevant when evaluating real-world economic conditions. Low income countries cannot possibly have a comparative...
9. Problems and Applications Q9 Two ice cream stands are deciding where to set up along a 1-mile-long beach. The people are uniformly located along the beach, and each person sitting on the beach buys exactly 1 ice cream cone per day from the nearest stand. Each ice cream seller wants the maximum number of customers. True or False: The two stands will most likely be 1/3 mile away from each other. O True O False
2. Problems and Applications Q2 An American worker can produce either 5 cars or 9 tons of grain a year. A Japanese worker can produce either 3 cars or 9 tons of grain a year. To keep things simple, assume that each country has 100 million workers. Complete the following table with the number of workers needed to make one car or 1 ton of grain in the United States and Japan. Workers Needed to Make 1 Car1 Ton of...
2. Problems and Applications Q2 An American worker can produce either 5 cars or 9 tons of grain a year. A Japanese worker can produce either 3 cars or 9 tons of grain a year. To keep things simple, assume that each country has 100 million workers. Complete the following table with the number of workers needed to make one car or 1 ton of grain in the United States and Japan. Workers Needed to Make 1 Car 1 Ton...
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