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Student Name: ____________

Assignment: Trade and Specialization

Use the charts to complete the following questions:

MIKE & DEBBY


Mike Debby

Vacuum room 60 minutes 45 minutes

Wash Dishes 30 minutes 45 minutes

Mike: DEBBY:
1 room = 1 room =
1 load = 1 load =

1. What is Mike’s opportunity cost of vacuuming in terms of washing dishes?

2. What is Mike’s opportunity cost of washing dishes in terms of vacuuming?

3. What is Debbie’s opportunity cost of vacuuming in terms of washing dishes?

4. What is Debbie’s opportunity cost of washing dishes in terms of vacuuming?

5. Who has the absolute advantage in vacuuming?

6. Who has the absolute advantage in washing dishes?

7. Who has the comparative advantage in vacuuming?

8. Who has the comparative advantage in washing dishes?

9. What should be the terms of trade?

ANDY & HANNAH


Andy Hannah

cleaning offices 60 minutes 20 minutes

cleaning jail cells 30 minutes 15 minutes

ANDY: HANNAH:
1 office = 1 office =
1 jail cell = 1 jail cell =
10. What is Andy’s opportunity cost of cleaning offices in terms of cleaning jail cells?

11. What is Hannah’s opportunity cost of cleaning offices in terms of cleaning jail cells?

12. What is Andy’s opportunity cost of cleaning jail cells in terms of cleaning offices?

13. What is Hannah’s opportunity cost of cleaning jail cells in terms of cleaning offices?

14. Who has the absolute advantage in cleaning offices?

15. Who has the absolute advantage in cleaning jail cells?

16. Who has the comparative advantage in cleaning offices?

17. Who has the comparative advantage in cleaning jail cells?

18. What should be the terms of trade?

US & JAPAN
US JAPAN

Cars 12 10

Computers 4 6

US: JAPAN:
1 car = 1 car =
1 computer = 1 computer =

19. What is the US’s opportunity cost of making cars?

20. What is Japan’s opportunity cost of making cars?

21. What is US’s opportunity cost of making computers?

22. What is Japan’s opportunity cost of making computers?

23. Who has the absolute advantage in cars?

24. Who has the absolute advantage in computers?

25. Who has the comparative advantage in cars?

26. Who has the comparative advantage in computers?

27. What should be the terms of trade?

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