1. The following figures represent the amount that can be produced with a fixed amount of factor inputs.   Sugar (tons) Cars Cuba 40 10 Mexico 50 100 1. Which country has an absolute advantage in sugar?  Mexico 2. Which country has an absolute advantage in cars?   3. What is Cuba’s opportunity cost for producing one car? 4. Which country has a comparative advantage in cars? 5. Which country has a comparative advantage in sugar? 6. For both countries to benefit from trade, how much sugar can be traded for each car?

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1. The following figures represent the amount that can be produced with a fixed amount of factor inputs.

 


Sugar (tons)

Cars

Cuba

40

10

Mexico

50

100

1. Which country has an absolute advantage in sugar?  Mexico

2. Which country has an absolute advantage in cars?  

3. What is Cuba’s opportunity cost for producing one car?

4. Which country has a comparative advantage in cars?

5. Which country has a comparative advantage in sugar?

6. For both countries to benefit from trade, how much sugar can be traded for each car?  1 Car for “X” Sugar


1. The following figures represent the amount that can be produced with a fixed amount of factor inputs.

 

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