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Appendix 1 Homework • Number 2: Celia Correa • Number 6: Lori Kuttler • Number 8: Dereck Lafontant • Number 10: Stephanie Martins • Alternates: Tess Duffin and Winston Hibberd
Chapter 2 Efficiency and Allocation in the Global Economy
What are the opportunity costs? • Elizabeth • If decide to only produce bread how many apples does she give up ? • 10 units • If decide to only produce apples how much bread does she give up? • 10 units • Opportunity Costs • 10 Bread = 10 Apples • 1 Bread = 1 Apple
What are the opportunity costs? • Brian • If decide to only produce apples how much bread does he give up? • 5 units • If decide to produce only bread how many apples does he give up? • 15 units • Opportunity Costs • 5 Bread = 15 Apples • 1 Bread = 3 Apples • 1/3 Bread = 1 Apple
Should we specialize? • Elizabeth • 1 Bread = 1 Apple • Brian • 1 Bread = 3 Apples • 1/3 Bread = 1 Apple • Who produces apples cheaper? • What does cheaper mean? • Lower opportunity cost (give up less) • Brian!!! Give up only 1/3 loaves of bread • Who produces bread cheaper? • Elizabeth!!! Give up only 1 apple
Here is the deal • Elizabeth produces only bread (20 loaves) • Brian produces only apples (30 apples) • Trade 8 loaves of bread for 12 apples • Breakdown of end result • Elizabeth Bread? • 12 loaves (20 - 8 traded) • Elizabeth Apples? • 12 apples (0 + 12 traded)
Brian Bread • 8 loaves (0 + 8 traded) • Brian Apples • 18 apples (30 -12 traded) • Are they better off??
Can you do it?? 1. Draw the production possibility curves for both countries. (Clothing on y-axis) 2. Which country has the comparative advantage in clothing? Food? 3. The United States and United Kingdom are negotiating a trade of food and clothing between the countries. If the terms of trade is 25 units of clothing for 15 units of food, should both counties agree?
Chapter 2 homework • Numbers 4, 8 and 12
Trade and the Circular Flow • Imports are goods that are purchased from foreign producers. • A leakage (pay money for the import) from the circular flow. • Exports are goods that are produced domestically and sold to foreign buyers. • An injection (get money for the export) into the circular flow.
Trade and the Circular Flow (cont’d) • The difference between exports and imports is called net exports. • Trade Surplus • Exports > Imports • Trade Deficit • Imports > Exports • Except for right after WWII, the US consistently runs a trade deficit
Table 3.1 U.S. Exports and Imports in 2004 by Product Group (in Billions of Dollars)
Strategy and Policy • Unexpected Victims of Taxation • Tax on luxury items costing more than $100,000 • Who could complain about taxing the yacht industry, an industry that caters to the rich and powerful? • People went to other countries to buy their yachts or bought cheaper boats to avoid the tax • Many unskilled workers lost their jobs! • Tax was revoked
Chapter 3 homework • Numbers 4, 8, 10, and 18